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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| (iv) | Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where defects were found | 30 |
| (v) | Contravention of Shops Acts— | |
| (a) Failure to observe closing hours | 2 | |
| (b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices, etc.) | 530 |
FOOD HYGIENE Inspection of Food : Food Shops and Food Preparing Places
Visits
| (i) | Slaughterhouses | 29 |
| (ii) | Butchers' Shops | 395 |
| (iii) | Cowsheds | 9 |
| (iv) | Dairies | 79 |
| (v) | Fish Shops | 222 |
| (vi) | Bakehouses | 124 |
| (vii) | Cafes and Restaurants | 351 |
| (viii) | Ice Cream Premises | 231 |
| (ix) | Provision Merchants | 591 |
| (x) | Greengrocers | 342 |
| (xi) | Other Food Premises | 182 |
PART II COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
| Accumulations of refuse | 94 |
| Animals causing a nuisance | 25 |
| Dampness and Housing defects | 582 |
| Drains and Sewers—choked | 90 |
| defective | 95 |
| Dustbins defective | 68 |
| Flooding—Gardens | 17 |
| Vermin | 52 |
| Insect infestations | 88 |
| Overcrowding, alleged | 102 |
| Smoke nuisances | 26 |
| Water course | 7 |
| Other complaints (pig bins, wasps' nests, defective fences) | 184 |
| Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit and inspect unfit food) | 38 |