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 Stepney]
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Table 8
SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
No. of Premises | Inspections | Notices Served | Legal Proceedings Taken | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Registered and Licensed Premises. | ||||
Hairdressers and Barbers | 131 | 118 | 20 | |
Rag Flock Premises | 19 | 3 | - | - |
Pet Shops | 6 | 2 | - | - |
Offensive Businesses | 19 | 103 | 13 | 1 |
Pharmacy and Poisons Premises | 68 | 82 | - | - |
Common Lodging Houses | 3 | 14 | - | _ |
Seamen's Lodging Houses | 2 | 7 | - | - |
Factories. Shoos, &c. | ||||
Mechanical Factories | 2,068 | 138 | 35 | - |
Non-mechanical Factories | 147 | 2 | - | - |
Other Factories | 91 | 10 | - | - |
Outworkers | 596 | 4 | - | 1 |
Shops | 3,092 | 42 | - | - |
Workplaces | 530 | 1 | - | - |
Other Visits and Inspections. | ||||
Complaints and Nuisances | 5,392 | 1,677 | 56 | |
House-to-House | 698 | |||
Disrepair Certificates | 224 | - | - | |
Drainage | 4,972 | 325 | 3 | |
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act | 4 | - | - | |
Infectious Disease and Contacts | 213 | - | - | |
Markets (Week-end inspections) | 24 | - | - | |
Miscellaneous Visits and Inspections | 2,428 | - | - | |
Re-visits | 4,166 | - | - | |
Attempted visits | 1,196 | - | - | |
TOTALS: | 19,843 | 2,070 | 61 |
(Contd.)
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