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

Havering 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Table: A summary of the 33,888 inspections is as follows:-

A summary of the 33,888 inspections is as follows:-

Public Health Acts6,714
Food & Drugs Act4,540
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act5,550
Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act1,447
Shops Acts2,245
Infectious Diseases627
Housing Acts3,639
Sampling982
Factories Act233
Noise Abatement278
Diseases of Animals Act53
Miscellaneous2,896
Slaughterhouses & Meat Inspection (not including the inspections of 2 Authorised Meat Inspectors based permanently at slaughterhouses)1,209
Consumer Protection614

Table: As a result of these inspections 664 informal notices were served and in 169 cases further action was necessary, with the service of Statutory Notices — details as follows:-

As a result of these inspections 664 informal notices were served and in 169 cases further action was necessary, with the service of Statutory Notices — details as follows:-

Number of Notices ServedInformalStatutory
Public Health Acts211165
Food & Drugs Acts93-
Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act226-
Shops Acts118-
Factories Acts3-
Housing Acts2-
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act94
Slaughter of Animals Act1-
Landlord & Tenant Act, 19621-
664169

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Enforcement Proceedings
No legal proceedings were instituted in respect of Statutory
Notices served under the Public Health and/or Housing Acts
16 court cases were taken under the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, resulting in total fines of £525 and costs of £221.85; 49
under the Shops Act, 1950, (fines £127 costs £81); 2 under the
Noise Abatement Act, 1960 (fines £15 costs £5); 10 under the
Civic Amenities Act, 1967 (fines £85, costs £34); 1 under the
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