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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT Report of the Chief Public Health Inspector.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT Report of the Chief Public Health Inspector.

(a) Nature and number of visits :— Overcrowding and Housing Conditions904
Nuisances under Public Health Acts— Dwelling-houses3,714
Other Premises977
Bakehouses53
Milkshops and dairies67
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors2,534
Cafes and canteens545
Infectious disease enquiries1,363
Visits to foster-mothers' premises113
Number of complaints investigated818
Outworkers' premises272
Workplaces and offices50
Rag Flock, etc.34
Tents, vans and sheds331
Stables16
Pet Shops24
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises72
Shops Act88
Ice Cream Premises and vehicles278
Houses disinfested24
Other visits92

Table: (b)Notices served :—Complied with :—

(b)Notices served :—

Complied with :—

Statutory14183
Informal665587

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Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of eight properties
to enforce compliance with statutory notices.
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