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

St Pancras 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Visits by District Public Health Inspectors -Continued

Visits by District Public Health Inspectors -Continued

Visits
Section 9, Housing Act, 1957497
Section 78, Housing Act, 1957-
Overcrowding investigations53
Re-visits48
Overcrowding abated4
Section 15, Housing Act, 196117
Shops Acts138
Inspections and re-inspections of food premises-
Public houses118
Office canteens10
Street traders' food stores3
Hostels, boarding houses and hotels6
Fruit and greengrocery stores107
Confectioners (sweets)32
Other food premises204
Pharmacy and poisons109
Club premises153
Hairdressers and barbers191
Outworkers' premises422
Enviromental visits-
(a) Old and infirm (Section 47, National Assistance Act, 1948)8
(b) Old age pensioners41
(c) Tuberculous persons52
(d) Housing applications75
Special inspections re-
(a) House purchase on loan279
(b) Improvement grants484
(c) Compulsory purchase orders306
(d) Clearance area24
Other inspections and re-inspections1,694
Total33,735
Ineffective visits1,894
Intimation Notices -
(i) In respect of house to house inspections298
(ii) Housing and sanitary defects1,934
(iii) Additional water supply to tenement houses15
(iv) Smoke abatement7
Statutory Notices1. 137
Attendances at Magistrate's Court71