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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
Hendon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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STATUTORY NOTICES.
| Applied for | 109 |
| Served under the Public Health Acts, etc. | 15 |
| Outstanding from 1936 | 9 |
| 24 | |
| Complied with | 17 |
| Outstanding, 1937 | 7 |
| Served under the Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act | 1 |
| Complied with | 1 |
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
212 inspections were made under Section 10 of this Act,
relating to sanitary and other arrangements in shops. 18
notices were served where contraventions existed: 19 notices
were complied with (including 11 outstanding from 1936), and
in 6 cases where restricted accommodation or special circumstances
existed, certificates of exemption were granted.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
No. of observations made on chimney shafts 277
No. of chimney shafts on which observations were
made 20
No. of nuisances observed 9
No. of notifications of nuisance given to occupiers
(Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926) 9
It was not found necessary to take any Summary action
to enforce the abatement of nuisances, as recommendations
made regarding alteration to plant, stoking and fuel were
adopted.