London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finchley 1936

[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 346
Special Inspections 2984
Inspections of Houses-let-in-Lodgings 104
Re-Inspections 2918
Inspections of Works in Progress 1415
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
(including Bakehouses and Restaurant
kitchens) 673
Visits to Slaughterhouses 823
Inspections of Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 122
Inspections of Ice Cream Premises 124
Inspections of Meat, Fish and other Food Shops 205
Inspections of Shops (Shops' Act) 287
Visits re Infectious Disease 722
Miscellaneous 246
Total number of Inspections and Re-inspections 10,969
Total number of Houses inspected under:-
(a) Public Health Acts 1034
(b) Housing Acts 517
1551
Total number of other premises visited 1040
Overcrowding Survey.
Number of visits in connection with the overcrowding
survey, including visits to measure rooms
for the purpose of furnishing landlords with information
for entry in rent books 5052
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