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
Harrow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| A. Inspection of Houses:— | |
| (a) Public Health Acts. | |
| On complaint of defects | 616 |
| On complaint of other nuisances | 765 |
| Routine inspections | 124 |
| Number defective | 493 |
| Revisits | 4,951 |
| Inspections of foster parents' premises | 14 |
| Visits to verminous premises | 413 |
| (b) Housing Act. | |
| Routine inspections | 19 |
| On complaint of defects | — |
| Not in all respects fit | 1 |
| Unfit for human habitation | — |
| Revisits | 182 |
| Surveys under S. 157, 1936 Act | 64 |
| Number of cases of overcrowding | 29 |
| Inspections of houses-let-in-lodgings | — |
| B. Inspection, Visits, etc., to Other Premises:— | |
| On complaint | 92 |
| Number of routine inspections of premises liable to give rise to nuisance | 315 |
| Revisits | 235 |
| Number of visits to premises kept under periodical inspection | 136 |
| Number of complaints of rats investigated (primary visits) | 970 |
| Number of revisits | 1,256 |
| Number of visits re food poisoning or small pox contacts | 107 |
| Number of observations for smoke nuisances | |
| Number of inspections of factories (mechanical) | 440 |
| do. do. factories (non-mechanical) | 117 |
| do. do. workplaces | 40 |
| do. do. outworkers' premises | 118 |
| do. do. cinemas and places of entertainment | 74 |
| do. do. hairdressers' premises | |
| Number of visits under Shops, etc., Acts | 9 |
| Number of evening observations under Shops Acts | 2 |
| Number of visits to premises where rag flock used | — |
| C. Inspection of food and premises where food is manufactured or prepared:— | |
| Slaughterhouses | 25 |
| Butchers (including Meat Depot) | 507 |
| Cowsheds | 36 |
| Dairies | 92 |
| Fish-shops | 48 |
| Fried Fish-shops | 32 |
| Bakehouses | 65 |
| Cafes and Restaurants | 108 |
| Ice Cream premises | 29 |