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

Haringey 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Housing Surveys375
Multiple Occupation11,357
Overcrowding81
Other inspections under Housing Acts2,875
Mortgage Advance2
Improvement Grants3,830
Infectious Disease (Not food borne)405
Food Poisoning and food borne disease234
Factories with Mechanical Power354
Factories without Mechanical Power20
Outworkers38
Offices etc: General Inspection236
Offices etc: Other visits248
Shops Act3,262
Employment of Young Persons551
Bakehouses203
Bakers and Flour Confectioners147
Butchers441
Canteens and Kitchens141
Confectioners — Sugar169
Fishmongers46
Fried Fish Shops175
Greengrocers and Fruiterers424
Grocers751
Hawkers of Food88
Prepared Food Premises128
Public Houses and Off Licences124
Restaurants and Cafes631
Slaughterhouses129
Other Food Premises73
Street Traders971
Food and Drugs Sampling817
Ice Cream Sampling129
Milk Sampling36
Imported Food Regulations197
Surrender of Unsound Food307
Investigation of Food Complaints368
Bacteriological examination of Food176
Hairdressers46
Old People's Welfare48
Pet Animals Act117
Other Visits2,175
No access2,265

Table: Defects remedied as a result of action by Distric Public Health Inspectors

Defects remedied as a result of action by Distric Public Health Inspectors

Drains repaired23
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed58
W.C. pans renewed or cleansed17
Flush pipes repaired11
Waste pipes repaired or renewed66
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed40
Roofs repaired or renewed227
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed73
Water service pipes repaired16
Yards repaired or reconstructed15
Floors repaired or renewed96
Dampness remedied336
Window frames and sashes repaired, renewed or painted223
Fire places, stoves and ovens repaired or renewed1
Flues and chimney stacks repaired4
Brickwork of walls repaired and walls rebuilt30
Wallplaster repaired187
Ceiling plaster repaired136
Staircase, balconies and steps repaired or renewed21