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
Wembley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Rats and Mice | 112 | |
| Swimming baths—visits | 5 | |
| „ „ —Water examination | 2 | |
| Chlorine tests | 2 | |
| Elderly persons housing accommodation | 52 | |
| Clean Air Act | 2,917 | |
| (c) Food, including milk, meat, water:— | ||
| Number of dairies registered at end of year | 11 | |
| Number of distributors of milk registered, with premises in the Borough selling milk in properly closed and unopened receptacles | 49 | |
| Number of dairies (included above) where milk is bottled | 1 | |
| Inspection visits made to:— | ||
| Meat shops, stalls, etc. (number on register at end of year 86) | 290 | |
| Slaughterhouse | 111 | |
| Dairies and milk shops—visits | 47 | |
| „ „ „ „ —milk samples taken | 25 | |
| Fried fish shops (number on register at end of year 14) | 11 | |
| Bakehouses (number on register at end of year 11) | 170 | |
| Ice cream premises (number on register at end of year 235) | 62 | |
| Ice cream—samples taken | 8 | |
| Fishmongers and poulterers (number on register at end of year 27) | 105 | |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers (number on register at end of year 99) | 263 | |
| Grocers, etc. (number on register at end of year 269) | 451 | |