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

Stepney 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 5.SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR.

Table 5.

SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR.

Complaints10,127
Drainage7,432
House-to-House43
Houses-let-in-Lodgings795
Infectious Diseases and Cohtacts381
Common Lodging Houses103
Seamen's Lodging Houses65
Markets (Week-end)35
Offensive Trades334
Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1933216
Rent Restrictions Acts340
Shops Act, 1950681
Smoke Nuisances - observations228
Essentiality Certificates and Building Licences - Surveys776
Defence Regulation 68 C .A.87
Factories Mechanical1,946
Non-mechanical333
Other4
Outworkers premises142
Workplaces96
Miscellaneous visits and inspections10,828
Revisits15,162
Total Visits and Inspections50,154
Intimation Notices served:
On County and Borough Council Housing Departments573
On Owners4,767
Statutory Notices served1,499
Legal proceedings taken108

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