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

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Finchley 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS
Initial Inspections under Housing Acts and Public
Health Acts 2,152
Other inspections, including advisory visits 1,069
Re-Inspections 2,463
Overcrowding 42
Houses let in multiple occupation 16
Infectious Disease 223
Rodent Control 1,484
Clean Air Act, 1956 (including smoke control area
surveys) 7,669
Factories and Workplaces (including Bakehouses and
Restaurant Kitchens) 348
Slaughterhouse 8
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 13
Ice Cream Premises 35
Meat, Fish and Other Food Premises 469
Hawkers, Vehicles and Stores 14
Hairdressers' Premises 32
Pet Animals Act, 1951 8
Shops Acts 154
Heating Appliances 15
Miscellaneous 955
17,169
COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS FOR SERVICES
Defective roofs 22
Insanitary or defective condition of premises 144
Damp premises 68
Blocked or defective drains 602
Defective W.C.s 24
Defective water fittings 43
Flooding 16
Unsatisfactory housing conditions, including overcrowding
10
Dustbins, defective or absence of 12
Accumulation of refuse 66
Refuse collection 17
Smoke nuisance 38
Noise nuisance 16
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