London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finchley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Inspections.
The total number of inspections made in regard to each
section of work is recorded in the appended table, together
with a summary of the sanitary improvements carried out:—
House-to-House Inspections. 451
Special Inspections 3653
Inspections of Houses-let-in-Lodgings 241
Re-Inspections 3114
Inspections of Works in Progress 2203
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
(including Bakehouses and Restaurant
Kitchens) 847
Visits to Slaughterhouses 1172
Inspections of Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 150
Inspections of Ice Cream Premises 89
Inspections of Meat, Fish and other Food Shops 399
Inspections of Shops (Shops' Act) 231
Visits re Infectious Disease 999
Miscellaneous 86
Total number of Inspections and Re-inspections 13635
Total number of Houses inspected under:—
(a) Public Health Acts 1060
(b) Housing Acts 708
1768
Total number of other premises visited 893
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Carried Out.
Drainage.
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 13
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 76
Drains or Gullies unstopped or cleansed 105
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