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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 1953
[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 complaints of dampness or other housing defects | 907 |
| (ii) | On complaint of other nuisances | 569 |
| (iii) | Routine inspections | 484 |
| (iv) | Revisits arising from defects found | 6,651 |
| (v) | Surveys under s. 157, Housing Act, 1936 | 219 |
| Conditions Found | ||
| (i) | Number of dwellings or other premises where defects were found | 1,764 |
| (ii) | Number of cases of overcrowding revealed | 96 |
PUBLIC HEALTH Inspection of Other Premises
| (i) | On complaint or request | 152 |
| (ii) | Routine inspections of premises | 583 |
| (iii) | Revisits arising from defects found | 1,059 |
| (iv) | Surveys arising from Rat and Mice complaints | 1,796 |
| (v) | Inspection of Factories | 700 |
| (vi) | Inspection of Workplaces | 104 |
| (vii) | Inspections of Outworkers' Premises | 314 |
| (viii) | Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment | 54 |
| (ix) | Inspection of Licensed Premises | 69 |
| (x) | Visits under Shops Acts | 1,593 |
| (xi) | Evening observations under Shops Acts | 23 |
| (xii) | Sunday observations—Shops Acts | 14 |
| (xiii) | Observations made for Smoke Nuisances | 56 |
| Conditions Found | ||
| (i) | Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects or unsatisfactory conditions were found | 188 |
| (ii) | Number of premises where action taken by Council's Rodent Operatives to deal with rats or mice | 1,264 |