London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Type of Premises | No. | Visits or Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Registered and Licensed Premises | ||
| Common Lodging Houses | 3 | 14 |
| Pur Skin Dressers | 3 | 3 |
| Hairdressers | 194 | 94 |
| Ice-Cream | 456 | 263 |
| Massage Establishments | 5 | 11 |
| Milk Distributors | 246 | 406 |
| Pet Shops and Stalls | 69 | 136 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons | 70 | 116 |
| Poultry Slaughterhouses | 19 | 201 |
| Prepared Food - Meat | 94 | 52 |
| - Fish | 56 | 46 |
| Rag Flock | 31 | 7 |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 2 | 19 |
| Dwellings | ||
| No. of visits on complaint | 62,189 | 5,589 |
| No. of visits for drainage | 2,582 | |
| No. of revisits | 7,197 | |
| No. of other visits | 1,917 | |
| Other Premises | ||
| Bakehouses | 45 | 92 |
| Baker Shops and Stalls | 95 | 163 |
| Butcher Shops and Stalls | 174 | 311 |
| Canteens and Clubs | 610 | 195 |
| Chemists | 55 | 12 |
| Confectionery Shops and Stalls | 368 | 213 |
| Fish Shops and Stalls | 129 | 239 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers Shops and Stalls | 577 | 425 |
| Grocers Shops and Stalls | 374 | 657 |
| Hospitals, Institutions and Day Nurseries | 31 | 12 |
| Public Houses | 396 | 591 |
| Poultry Shops and Stalls | 109 | 121 |
| Restaurants, Cafes and Stalls | 565 | 610 |
| School Meal Centres | 134 | 46 |
| Wholesale Food Depots, Markets and Wharves | 151 | 2,010 |
| Other Food Premises | 192 | 109 |
| Food Delivery Vehicles | - | 13 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 3,488 | 1,900 |
| Factories (Non- Mechanical) | 386 | 112 |
| Factories (other) | 99 | 32 |
| Outworkers | 629 | 357 |
| Schools | 101 | 91 |
| Drainage Work | - | 2,929 |
| Total: | 29,890 | |
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