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
Hendon 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS
The following inspections were made by the Public Health Inspectors during the year:-
| Number of | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
| General Public Health Inspections | ||
| Dwelling-houses (in connection with defects or insanitary conditions) | 1,463 | 2,347 |
| Caravans | 89 | 167 |
| Certificates of Disrepair (Rent Act, 1957) | 3 | 6 |
| Cesspools | 82 | 97 |
| Drain Tests | 151 | 100 |
| Drainage and Plumbing Works | 351 | 1,128 |
| Overcrowding | 22 | 12 |
| Pests ....... | 218 | 192 |
| Vermin | 287 | 57 |
| Atmospheric Pollution | ||
| Smoke Observations. Number | 511 | — |
| Volumetric Smoke Measuring Apparatus-attendances at | 611 | — |
| Smoke Control Areas-inspections of | ||
| premises | 2,557 | 1,611 |
| Bonfires ............... | 272 | 116 |
| Pood Premises | ||
| Bakehouses | 23 | 14 |
| Bakers and Confectioners | 18 | 19 |
| Butchers | 157 | 123 |
| Canteens .... | 15 | 11 |
| Confectioners (Sweets) | 25 | 25 |
| Dairies and Milk Distributors | 82 | 25 |
| Fishmongers | 46 | 43 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 87 | 109 |
| Grocers and Provisions Merchants | 176 | 153 |
| Hawkers' Storage Premises | 20 | 7 |
| Ice Cream-premises from which ice-cream is sold | 124 | 66 |
| Preserved Poods-premises registered for preparation of | 14 | 25 |
| Restaurants and Cafes | 165 | 305 |
| School Meals kitchens and Canteens | 14 | 7 |
| Other Food Shops | 4 | 5 |
| Hawkers' and Food Delivery Vans | 18 | 2 |
| Unsound Food | 137 | 63 |
| Factories | ||
| In which mechanical power is used | 125 | 88 |
| In which mechanical power is not used | 6 | 11 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 175 | 15 |
| Licenced Premises | ||
| Justices' Licences and Licensing Act, 1961 | 130 | 135 |
| Public Entertainments Licences | 50 | 28 |
| Others | ||
| Accommodation roads, passages etc. | 156 | 160 |
| Diseases of Animals Acts | 36 | 15 |
| Hairdressers (Byelaws) | 26 | 20 |
| Typhoid (Special Visits) | 856 | 3 |
| Offices, Shops & Railway Premises | 102 | 1 |
| Houses in Multi-occupation | 127 | 310 |