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 Willesden]
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Table 38
Inspection of factories, outworkers premises and food premises
1956 | 1955 | |||
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No. inspected | Inspections made | No. inspected | Inspections made | |
Offensive trades | — | — | — | — |
Power factories | 740 | 827 | 787 | 850 |
Non-power factories | 45 | 48 | 64 | 73 |
Homeworkers and outworkers | 170 | 170 | 236 | 236 |
Inspection of food premises (includes re-visits) Baker | 36 | 111 | 36 | 113 |
Bread and confectionery | 38 | 76 | 37 | 104 |
Dairy | 3 | 45 | 10 | 35 |
Butcher | 117 | 255 | 115 | 351 |
Grocer and general store | 312 | 504 | 318 | 710 |
Fishmonger and fish-fryer | 60 | 110 | 61 | 134 |
Cafe and restaurant | 157 | 327 | 154 | 308 |
Greengrocer and fruiterer | 120 | 183 | 123 | 237 |
Ice cream and sweet shop | 178 | 277 | 180 | 328 |
Food stall | 16 | 20 | 18 | 39 |
Public house | 43 | 87 | 45 | 85 |
Works canteen | 113 | 114 | 112 | 128 |
Food factory | 13 | 14 | 13 | 48 |
Any other food premises | 26 | 51 | 26 | 75 |
Total periodic inspections | 2,187 | 3,219 | 2,335 | 3,854 |
Table 39 Other inspections
1956 | 1955 | |||
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No. inspected | Inspections made | No. inspected | Inspections made | |
Certificates of Disrepair under Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 and Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts | — | 44 | — | 127 |
Public House urinals | 44 | 114 | 44 | 147 |
Mews and stables | 9 | 9 | 29 | 58 |
Miscellaneous | — | 1,587 | — | 1,967 |
Smoke observations | 72 | 574 | 39 | 307 |
Verminous rooms | 71 | 190 | 83 | 121 |
Total other inspections | — | 2,518 | — | 2,727 |
Total all inspections (including Housing Survey) | 25,285 | 28,877 |