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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 48
| NOTICES SERVED BY DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS | |
|---|---|
| Factories Act 1961 | 118 |
| Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1970 | 349 |
| Food Hygiene (Markets, Stalls, and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations 1966 | 33 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers Byelaws | 5 |
| Informal Notices to Local Authority Housing Departments | 2, 002 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 | 46 |
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 | 5 |
| -do- 44 | 1 |
| -do- 45 | 1 |
| -do- 48 | - |
| -do- 75 | 14 |
| -dcr- 89 | 6 |
| - do- 93 | 732 |
| Public Health Act, 1961, Section 17 | 92 |
| Staircase Lighting Byelaws | 8 |
| Total; | 3,412 |
TABLE 49
| OUTWORKERS | |
|---|---|
| Firms in the borough employing outworkers | 452 |
| Outworkers residing in, and employed by firms in the borough | 542 |
| Outworkers residing outside the borough employed by firms in the borough | 1,452 |
| Outworkers residing in the borough employed by firms outside the borough | 193 |
| Total outworkers in the borough | 735 |
TABLE 50
| REFUSE DISPOSAL | |
|---|---|
| Home and trade refuse | 73, 568 tons |
| Street and market collections | 14, 302 tons |
| No. of bulk containers in use | 3,594 |
| No. of bulk trailers in use | 46 |
| No. of street gulleys cleansed | 13,356 |
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