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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tower Hamlets 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 36 AGED PERSONS
| No. of aged persons on register at 1st January | 8,368 |
| No. of new cases added during year | 1,042 |
| No. of cases removed from register during year | 1,022 |
| No. on register at 31st December | 8,388 |
| No. of effective visits to aged persons during year by visitors | 12,312 |
| No. of persons removed to hospital compulsorily | 18 |
TABLE 37 DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS
| Kosher poulterers and Poultry Slaughterhouses | |
| Inspections for cleanliness and fowl pest control | 238 |
| Street Markets | |
| Inspection re-sale of animals and observations on movements of live poultry | 105 |
| Pet Shops | |
| Visits | 95 |
| Animal Boarding Establishments | |
| Visits | 1 |
TABLE 38
VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (CLEAN AIR) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
| To premises regarding complaints | 101 |
| " " " smoke control orders | 8,974 |
| " " " miscellaneous visits | 293 |
| " " " for smoke observations ... | 233 |
| " " " applications under Sec. 3(2) | 15 |
| " " " routine boiler inspections | 178 |
| No. of notices served under Sec. 12(2) | 913 |
| " " " " " Sec. 16 | 3 |