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

Wandsworth 1972

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

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43
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
A summary of the inspections and visits carried out during the
year by the staff of the Environmental Health Section is given in
Table 8,

Table: TABLE 8

TABLE 8

Primary VisitsRevisitsTotals
To investigate complaints8,1857,24215,427
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act2,0133,7795,792
Infectious disease enquiries700142842
Factories Act9633811,344
Hairdressing establishments22175197
Outworkers123—123
Housing clearance area schemes8781971,075
Individual unfit properties112296408
Housing reports299—299
Housing Act 1969 (Qualification Certificates)4801,0161,496
Houses in multiple occupation9,5319,93719,468
Improvement grants1,488271,515
Hotels121022
Housing Act 1957 (permitted numbers)252—252
Housing Associations (conversions)53154
Long-stay immigrants479326805
New drainage1,09211,86812,960
Smoke control orders11,2351,26012,495
Food premises1,5755,3116,886
Markets, stalls and delivery vehicles15862220
Food sampling37159430
Pharmacy and Poisons Act9149158
Caravan sites19107126
Animal boarding establishments2—2
Riding establishments2—2
Pet shops2986115
Rodent control3,9476,10310,050
Oisinfestation690—690
Disinfection158—158
Incontinent laundry service1405,6095,749
Others12,18467212,856
Totals57,20154,815112,016

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Table 9 gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
during the year,