Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
| Premises Inspected | Total Visits. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Acts. | |||
| Houses inspected for nuisances | 122 | 493 | |
| Verminous premises | 44 | 215 | |
| Caravans | 2 | 3 | |
| Ponds, ditches, watercourses, insects etc. | 15 | 24 | |
| Animals, pigs, poultry etc. | 18 | 53 | |
| Yards, passages and footpaths | 179 | 185 | |
| Other nuisances | 107 | 179 | |
| Water supplies | 5 | 10 | |
| Drainage inspected or tested | 713 | 966 | |
| Infectious disease general enquiries | - | 773 | |
| Hospital discharges | - | 179 | |
| Military billets | 10 | 10 | |
| Schools | 23 | ||
| Camping sites | 4 | 13 | |
| Rats & Mice Destruction Act. | |||
| Premises visited by Sanitary Inspectors | 200 | 237 | |
| Housing Acts. | |||
| Houses inspected etc. | 317 | 709 | |
| Pood & Drugs Act. | |||
| Poodshops and cafes | 26 | 27 | |
| Bakehouses | 13 | 13 | |
| Unsound food | 179 | 294 | |
| Pish shops | 11 | 19 | |
| Cowsheds and Dairies | 16 | 18 | |
| Milk vehicles | 12 | 12 | |
| Slaughtering | 7 | 9 | |
| Milk Sampling | 35 | 37 | |
| ShOTDS Acts. | |||
| Premises visited | 1 | 1 | |
| Factory Acts. | |||
| Premises visited | 94 | 134 | |
| Outworkers visited | *— | 3 | |
| / Petroleum Acts. | |||
| Premises visited | 21 | 47 | |
| Council Houses | |||
| Houses inspected | 95 | 155 | |
| Requisitioned Houses. | |||
| Houses visited | 16 | 27 | |
| Civil Defence | |||
| Food decontamination | - | 44 | |
| Liaison | — | 21 | |
| Casualty Services | - | 1 | |
| Wardens' Posts | - | 1 | |
| Shelters | 1 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous | - | 341 | |
| Premises disinfected | 190 | ||
| Bedding & Clothing steam disinfected | 140 | ||
| Informal action | 795 | ||
| Nuisances abated | 656 | ||
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