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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

Wandsworth 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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34
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
A summary of the inspections and visits carried out during the
year by the staff of the Environmental Health Section in given in
Table 6

Table: TABLE 6

TABLE 6

Primary VisitsRevisitsTotals
To investigate complaints7,6047,83715,441
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act2,6473,7176,364
Infectious disease enquiries1,0651721,237
Factories Act278—278
Hairdressing establishments38668454
Outworkers58—58
Housing clearance area schemes341138479
Individual unfit properties93225318
Housing reports285—285
Housing Act 1969 (qualification certificates)1,5286672,195
Houses in multiple occupation5,79010,75516,545
Improvement grants87328901
Housing Act 1957 (permitted numbers)45814472
Housing Associations (conversions)96197
Long-stay immigrants421101522
New drainage6629,0979,759
Smoke control orders8,9119009,811
Food premises1,7506,7348,484
Markets, stalls and delivery vehicles162135297
Food sampling46720487
Pharmacy and Poisons Act9134143
Caravan sites6138144
Animal boarding establishments224
Riding establishments31821
Pet shops3184115
Rodent control3,4086,3819,789
Disinfestation562—562
Disinfection347—347
Incontinent laundry service1214,6184,739
Others11,0841,65712,741
Totals49,44853,641103,089

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Table 7 gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
during the year.