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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Summary of work carried out:-
Disinfection:
Rooms 15
Articles 385
Disinfestation:
Rooms 61
Articles 24
Premises
Bugs 8
Fleas 7
Cockroaches 6
Ants 3
Wasps 130
Bees 7
Flies 3
Moths 5
Clover Mites 1
Spiders 1
Weevil 2
Articles Destroyed 48
The number of verminous rooms dealt with was 44, compared with 61 in 1960.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 134 | 252 | 4 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 207 | 186 | - | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 1 | 28 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 342 | 466 | 4 | - |