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 33
Inspection of factories, outworkers premises and food factories
| 1957 | 1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Inspections | No. | Inspections | |
| inspected | made | inspected | made | |
| Offensive trades | — | — | — | — |
| Power factories | 809 | 1,133 | 740 | 827 |
| Non-power factories | 72 | 106 | 45 | 48 |
| Homeworkers and outworkers | 251 | 251 | 170 | 170 |
| Inspection of food premises (includes re-visits) Baker | 30 | 122 | 36 | 111 |
| Bread and confectionery | 35 | 85 | 38 | 76 |
| Dairy | 3 | 31 | 3 | 45 |
| Butcher | 120 | 306 | 117 | 255 |
| Grocer and general store | 337 | 791 | 312 | 504 |
| Fishmonger and fish-fryer | 47 | 110 | 60 | 110 |
| Cafe and restaurant | 144 | 367 | 157 | 327 |
| Greengrocer and fruiterer | 126 | 297 | 120 | 183 |
| fee cream and sweet shop | 219 | 480 | 178 | 277 |
| Food stall | 10 | 24 | 16 | 20 |
| Public House | 43 | 86 | 43 | 87 |
| Works canteen | 113 | 168 | 113 | 114 |
| Food factory | 11 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
| Any other food premises | 31 | 76 | 26 | 51 |
| Total periodic inspections | 2,401 | 4,452 | 2,187 | 3,219 |
Table 34 Other inspections
| 1957 | 1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Inspections | No. | Inspections | |
| inspected | made | inspected | made | |
| Certificates of Disrepair under Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 and Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts | – | 33 | – | 44 |
| Certificates of Disrepair under Rent Act, 1957 | — | 313 | — | — |
| Public house urinals | 44 | 122 | 44 | 114 |
| Mews and stables | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | — | 2,009 | — | 1,587 |
| Smoke observations | 85 | 844 | 72 | 574 |
| Verminous rooms | 95 | 152 | 71 | 190 |
| Total other inspections | 3,488 | 2,518 | ||
| Total all inspections | 20,498 | 25,285* | ||
* Includes housing survey.