Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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A summary of the 34,018 inspections is as follows:-
Public Health Acts | 7,501 |
Food & Drugs Acts | 5,758 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act | 4,218 |
Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act | 2,114 |
Shops Acts | 2,154 |
Infectious Diseases | 950 |
Housing Acts | 2,654 |
Sampling | 1,679 |
Factories Act | 325 |
Noise Abatement | 366 |
Diseases of Animals Act | 110 |
Miscellaneous | 1,362 |
Slaughterhouses & Meat Inspection | 1,569 |
(not including the inspections of 2 Authorised Meat Inspectors based permanently at slaughterhouses) | |
Consumer Protection | 439 |
Total | 34,018 |
As a result of these inspections 627 informal notices were served and in 161 cases further action was necessary, with the service of Statutory Notices—details as follows:-
Number of Notices Served: | Informal: | Statutory: |
---|---|---|
Public Health Acts | 210 | 160 |
Food & Drugs Acts | 96 | — |
Offices, Shops & Railway Premisses | Act 221 | - |
Shops Acts | 88 | - |
Factories Acts | 8 | — |
Housing Acts | 1 | — |
Landlord & Tenant Act | 1 | — |
Prevention of Damage by Pests | Act 2 | 1 |
Total | 627 | 161 |