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 Dagenham]
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(a) Nature and number of visits :— Overcrowding and Housing Conditions | 904 |
Nuisances under Public Health Acts— Dwelling-houses | 3,714 |
Other Premises | 977 |
Bakehouses | 53 |
Milkshops and dairies | 67 |
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors | 2,534 |
Cafes and canteens | 545 |
Infectious disease enquiries | 1,363 |
Visits to foster-mothers' premises | 113 |
Number of complaints investigated | 818 |
Outworkers' premises | 272 |
Workplaces and offices | 50 |
Rag Flock, etc. | 34 |
Tents, vans and sheds | 331 |
Stables | 16 |
Pet Shops | 24 |
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises | 72 |
Shops Act | 88 |
Ice Cream Premises and vehicles | 278 |
Houses disinfested | 24 |
Other visits | 92 |
Complied with :—
Statutory | 141 | 83 | |
Informal | 665 | 587 |
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of eight properties
to enforce compliance with statutory notices.
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