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 1938
[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 596
Special Inspections 3465
Inspections of Houses-let-in-Lodgings 133
Re-Inspections 4373
Inspections of Works in Progress 2024
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
(including Bakehouses and Restaurant
kitchens) 673
Visits to Slaughterhouses 671
Inspections of Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 122
Inspections of Ice Cream Premises 115
Inspections of Meat, Fish and other Food Shops 205
Inspections of Shops (Shops' Act) 1840
Visits re Infectious Disease 889
Miscellaneous 432
Hairdressers' Premises 32
Total number of Inspections and Re-inspections 15,570
Total number of Houses inspected under:—
(a) Public Health Acts 822
(b) Housing Acts 794
1616
Total number of other premises visited 1305
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Carried Out.
Drainage.
Number of Houses and Premises re-drained 12
Repairs or amendments to existing drains 89
Drains or Gullies unstopped or cleansed 110
Length in yards of Stoneware Drains laid 428
Length in yards of Heavy Cast Iron Drains laid 90
Manholes provided 41
Manholes repaired 38
Intercepting Traps fixed 9
Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired 44
New Gully Traps fixed 70
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