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 Harrow]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
The activities of the sanitary inspectors may be divided into three
main categories, viz., housing inspection ; inspection and supervision of
other premises; and the inspection and supervision of food.
The following table is a summary of the visits paid for various
purposes:—
A. Inspection of Houses :—
(a) Public Health Acts. | |
On complaint of defects | 1,012 |
On complaint of other nuisances | 773 |
Routine inspections | 296 |
Number defective | 863 |
Revisits | 5,174 |
Inspections of foster parents' premises | 20 |
Visits to verminous premises | 154 |
(b) Housing Act. | |
Routine inspections | — |
On complaint of defects | 15 |
Not in all respects fit | 15 |
Unfit for human habitation | 1 |
Revisits | 41 |
Surveys under S. 157, 1936 Act | 109 |
Number of cases of overcrowding | 96 |
Inspections of houses-let-in-lodgings | - |
B. Inspection, Visits, etc., to Other Premises :— | |
On complaint | 43 |
Number of routine inspections of premises liable to give | |
rise to nuisance | 144 |
Revisits | 126 |
Number of complaints of rats investigated (primary visits) | 631 |
Number of revisits | 501 |
Number of visits re food poisoning or small pox contacts | 163 |
Number of observations for smoke nuisances | 3 |
Number of inspections of factories (mechanical) | 80 |
do. do. factories (non-mechanical) | 16 |
do. do. workplaces | 10 |
do. do. outworkers' premises | 63 |
do. do. cinemas and places of entertain | |
ment | 37 |
do. do. hairdressers' premises | 6 |
Number of visits under Shops, etc., Acts | 8 |
Number of evening observations under Shops Acts | — |
Number of visits to premises where rag flock used | — |