Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOROUGH
SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING
THE YEAR 1951
Number of complaints received during the years- 1,344
INSPECTIONS: DWELLINGS | ||
Houses inspected after complaints | 4,343 | |
Houses inspected after Infectious Disease. | 2,158 | |
House-to-House inspections | 2,396 | |
Underground Rooms | 890 | |
Overcrowding and "Permitted Numbers". | 373 | |
Visits to obtain information re Housing applications | 73 | |
Lodging Houses | 1 | |
Inspection of Council flats for vermin | 34 | |
Other visits | 27 | 10,255 |
FOOD PREMISES | ||
Butchers | 89 | |
Horseflesh Dealers | 1 | |
Fishmongers and Fish Friers | 88 | |
General Provision Shops, including Delicatessen Shops | 184 | |
Dairies and General Stores selling Milk | 93 | |
Ice Cream Vendors (Premises, Stalls, Vehicles, &c.) | 92 | |
Ice Cream Manufacturers | 237 | |
Bakehouses and Underground Bakehouses | 80 | |
Street Stalls and Barrows | 70 | |
Food Factories (Mechanical) other than Bakehouses | 23 | |
Food Factories (Non-mechanical) other than Bakehouses | 10 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Dining Rooms. | 722 | |
Premises in connection with Unsound Food. | 1,049 | |
Premises in connection with Sampling. | 173 | |
Other Food Premises | 272 | 3,183 |
FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS | ||
Factories-other than Food Factories (Mechanical) | 196 | |
Factories-other than Food Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 119 | |
Outworkers | 27 | |
Other visits (not classified) | 3 | 345 |
DRAINAGE | ||
Drains tested-by water | 249 | |
Drains tested-by smoke | 146 | |
Drains tested-by air | 69 | |
Final tests after repair or reconstruction | 56 | |
Drains traced by colour | 108 | 628 |
Carried forwards | 14,411 |