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

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Hendon 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Ice Cream Premises 45
Infectious Disease 376
Licensed Premises 99
Milk Samples 154
Other Food Shops 1,117
Overcrowding 60
Outworkers 15
Piggeries 41
Public Entertainment in connection with licensing 106
Restaurants, Cafes etc, 249
Smoke Observations 193
Stables 1
Swimming Baths 15
Pet Animals Act, 1951 24
Hairdressers and Barbers Premises 60
Notices served.
Informal or cautionary 947
Complied with 787
Statutory Notices.
Applied for 150
Served under Public Health Acts 103
Complied with 114
Outstanding 18
Inspection of Dwellinghouses during 1954.
Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 1,849
Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,669
Number of dwellinghouses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 573
Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936.
It was necessary to institute legal proceedings in 8 cases.
Nuisance orders were made in 3 cases with payment of costs; in one case a
nuisance order was made and the defendant fined £2.2,0, with £2.8.0, costs and in the
remaining 4 cases the summonses were withdrawn before the hearing on payment of costs
by the defendants.
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