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
City of London 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TIME SERIES
SHOWING ANNUAL NUMBER OF GENERAL OFFICE INSPECTIONS
Since the Act relates to the working conditions of employees, the approximate number of
persons who benefited from office inspections during the year is in excess of 148,000. Of these,
some 107,000 benefited indirectly from general inspections and as a result of verbal intimations
and comments relating to deficiencies, most of which were remedied either immediately or within
a few days. Of the remainder, 28,000 benefited directly owing to more formal action by the
Department and the subsequent improvement of conditions following written representation. The
table below shows the number of written intimations which have been sent during the course of
the year.
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