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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 6
SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
| No. of Premises | Inspections | Notices Served | Legal Proceedings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered and Licensed Premises | ||||
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 123 | 150 | 16 | — |
| Rag Flock Premises | 13 | 17 | - | 2 |
| Pet Shops | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| Offensive Businesses | 18 | 66 | 8 | - |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Premises | 48 | 82 | - | - |
| Common Lodging Houses | 3 | 6 | - | |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| Factories, Etc. | ||||
| Mechanical Factories | 2109 | 268 | - | - |
| Non-mechanical Factories | 148 | 9 | - | - |
| Other Factories | 115 | 3 | - | - |
| Outworkers | 401 | 14 | - | - |
| Workplaces | 902 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Visits and Inspections | ||||
| Complaints and Nuisances | 4968 | |||
| House-to-house and Houses in Multiple | 1598 | 76 | ||
| Occupation | 148 | |||
| Disrepair Certificates | 79 | - | - | |
| Drainage | 3792 | 275 | 2 | |
| Infectious Disease and contacts | 204 | - | - | |
| Markets (weekend inspections) | 38 | - | - | |
| Miscellaneous visits and inspections | 2377 | - | - | |
| Revisits | 5245 | - | - | |
| Attempted visits | 1666 | |||
| TOTAL: | f i j | 19,153 | 1,971 | 80 |