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

Penge 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Table: PREMISES OR OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYELAWS OR REGULATIONS.

PREMISES OR OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYELAWS OR REGULATIONS.

No. in districtNo. of visitsNotices servedNotices complied with
Common Lodging Houses315——
Houses Let-in-Lodgings40761010
Dairies532—-
Stables174411
Butchers' Shops21110--

Table: SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS.The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made :-

SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS.

The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made :-

Inspections through complaints received1,145
Infectious diseases79
Transferable deaths110
Overcrowding and measurement of rooms27
Houses let-in-lodgings and Common lodging houses91
Bakehouses29
Dairies and Milkshops32
Meat shops110
Fish frying shops25
Other food factories, shops, stores and stalls620
Urinals28
Stables44
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act132
Factories95
Shops Acts inspections and patrols231
Schools21
Inspections and re-inspections of work in hand3,647
Miscellaneous visits210
Drain tests69
Food sampling91

Table: SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.

SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.

Water Supply :-
Water supply reinstated to houses5
Water service pipes repaired46
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired3
New storage cisterns provided1
Provided direct from rising main—
Water Closets :-
New pans and traps fixed59
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired51
Foul pans and traps cleansed4
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good20
Seats and doors provided or repaired24
Ventilation provided or improved7
Walls repaired2
Flooring or paving repaired4
Artificial Lighting provided8