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Harrow 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
AND
THE INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Statistical Summary
PART I.
Inspections Made and Conditions Found.
HOUSING
Inspection of Houses.
Visits.
(i) On complaint of dampness or other housing defects 1,006
(ii) On complaint of other nuisances 652
(iii) Routine inspections 431
(iv) Revisits arising from defects found 7,150
(v) Surveys under S. 157, Housing Act, 1936 168
Conditions Found.
(i) Number of dwellings or other premises where defects
were found 1,882
(ii) Number of cases of overcrowding revealed 90
PUBLIC HEALTH
Inspection of Other Premises.
(i) On complaint or request 152
(ii) Routine inspections of premises 571
(iii) Revisits arising from defects found 1,163
(iv) Surveys arising from Rat and Mice complaints 1,498
(v) Inspection of Factories 718
(vi) Inspection of Workplaces 176
(vii) Inspection of Outworkers' Premises 316
(viii) Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment 62
(ix) Inspection of Licensed Premises 73
(x) Visits under Shops Acts 1,574
(xi) Evening observations under Shops Acts 42
(xii) Sunday observations—Shops Acts 16
(xiii) Observations made for Smoke Nuisances 18
Conditions Found.
(i) Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects
or unsatisfactory conditions were found 217
(ii) Number of premises where action taken by Council's
Rodent Operatives to deal with rats 1,328