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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 1950
[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 857
Nuisances under Public Health Acts—
Dwelling-houses 5,278
Other Premises 550
Bakehouses
Milkshops, dairies and vehicles 127
Foodshops and stalls 2,045
Meat Vans 15
Cafes and canteens 724
Infectious disease enquiries 1,145
Visits to foster-mothers' premises 239
Number of complaints investigated 1,129
Outworkers' premises 215
Factories 226
Workplaces and offices 44
Tents, vans and sheds 182
Stables 22
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises 81
Shops Acts 126
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 395
Houses fumigated 63
Rodent Control 1,393
Other Visits 124
(b) Notices served: Complied with: —
Statutory 173 153
Informal 779 637