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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
Dagenham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
(a) Nature and number of visits:—
Overcrowding and Housing Conditions 936
Nuisances under Public Health Acts—
Dwelling Houses 6,025
Other Premises 680
Bakehouses 112
Milkshops, dairies and vehicles 150
Foodshops and stalls 2,491
Mobile fish and meat vans 15
Cafes and canteens 698
Infectious disease enquiries 1,706
Visits to foster-mothers premises 94
Number of complaints investigated 1,482
Outworkers' premises 212
Factories 148
Workplaces and offices 23
Tents, vans and sheds 330
Stables 55
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises 76
Shops Acts 41
Ice-cream premises and vehicles 476
Houses fumigated 76
Rodent control 937
Other visits 45
(b) Notices served:— Complied with: —
Statutory 99 97
Informal 792 701