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Harrow 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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cost of insulin a substantial burden. Approval was, therefore, given for
this class of case to be helped, under Section 177 of the Public "Health
Act, 1936, by Local Authorities. The Council decided that insulin
should be provided free of cost to those of incomes of under £420 per
annum who could not obtain it from other sources. Seven persons were
helped in this way during the year.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
| A. Inspection of Houses: | |
| (a) Public Health Acts. | |
| On complaint of defects | 1,059 |
| On complaint of other nuisances | 1,003 |
| Routine inspections | 222 |
| No. defective | 593 |
| Revisits | 7,437 |
| Inspections of foster parents' premises | 37 |
| Visits to verminous premises | 716 |
| (b) Housing Act. | |
| Routine inspections | — |
| On complaint of defects | 1 |
| Not in all respects fit | 1 |
| Unfit for human habitation | — |
| Revisits | 208 |
| Surveys under Section 157, 1936 Act | 210 |
| No. of cases of overcrowding | 74 |
| Inspections of houses let in lodgings | — |
| B. Inspection of other premises ; visits and enquiries: | |
| No. of routine visits to premises liable to give rise to nuisances | 857 |
| Further visits paid to these premises | 531 |
| No. of visits to premises under periodical inspection | 531 |
| No. of inspections of cinemas, etc. | 39 |
| No. of complaints investigated (excluding those referred | |
| to above under Housing) | 179 |
| No. of observations for smoke nuisances | 13 |
| No. of inspections of factories (mechanical) | 672 |
| do. do. (non-mechanical) | 186 |
| do. do. work places | 152 |
| do. do. outworkers' premises | 61 |
| No. of visits to premises where rag flock is used | — |
| No. of visits under the Shops, etc., Act | 80 |
| No. of evening observations under the Shops Act | — |
| No. of inspections of hairdressers' premises | 63 |
| No. of visits re infectious diseases | 8 |
| No. of complaints of rats investigated | 534 |