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

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Ruislip-Northwood 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT

Public Health Acts:
Houses inspected for nuisances846
Offices and Business Premises8
Verminous premises24
Caravans35
Hutment dwellings5
Ponds, ditches, watercourses, insects, etc.59
Ruislip Lido, visits and water sampling53
Animals, pigs, poultry, etc.30
Yards, passages and footpaths and car parks189
Other nuisances214
Water supplies29
Drainage inspected or tested792
Infectious disease general enquiries277
Hospital discharges105
Schools3
Camping sites43
Premises visited for Middlesex County Council for Music and Dancing Licences24
Cinemas, general visits8
Housing Acts :
Houses, inspections, etc.578
Houses, measured re Land Registry Searches905
Premises visited re Building Licences143
Food and Drugs Act:
Foodshops and cafes196
Bakehouses20
Unsound food301
Fish shops106
Cowsheds and Dairies13
Food delivery vehicles12
Slaughtering3
Milk sampling22
Ice-cream sampling39
Shops Acts :
Premises visited32
Factory Acts :
Premises visits69
Outworkers visits11
Petroleum Acts :
Premises visited8
Riding Establishment Acts :
Visits and enquiries8
Council Houses :
Houses inspections31
Requisitioned Houses :
Houses visited203
Miscellaneous and General Enquiries332
Premises visited re dustbins24
Infestation Order Rats and Mice :
Visits to Premises by Sanitary Inspectors29
Rodent Officer1581
Rodent Operatives2592
Premises disinfected86
Bedding and Clothing steam disinfected73
Informal action351
Nuisances abated238
Drainage unstopped—premises affected628