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 1935
[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 213
Special Inspections 3274
Inspections of Houses-let-in-Lodgings 154
Re-Inspections 3262
Inspections of Works in Progress 1924
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
(including Bakehouses and Restaurant
Kitchens) 749
Visits to Slaughterhouses 962
Inspections of Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 128
Inspections of Ice Cream Premises 97
Inspections of Meat, Fish and other Food Shops 210
Inspections of Shops (Shops' Act) 305
Visits re Infectious Disease 859
Miscellaneous 109
Total number of Inspections and Re-inspections 12,246
Total number of Houses inspected under:—
(a)Public Health Acts 1021
(b)Housing Acts 470
1491
Total number of other premises visited 954
Overcrowding Survey.
Number of Visits—Preliminary Survey to 31.1235 8968
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Carried Out.
Drainage.
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 25
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 84
Drains or Gullies unstopped or cleansed 176
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