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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 1954
[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
The activities of the sanitary inspectors may be divided into four
main categories, viz., housing inspection; inspection and supervision
of other premises; the inspection and supervision of food; and measures
to control certain infections. The following tables summarise the visits
paid and the action taken.
Inspections Made and Conditions Found
HOUSING
Inspection of Houses
Visits
| (i) On complaint of dampness or other housing defects | 1,075 |
| (ii) On complaint of other nuisances | 736 |
| (iii) Routine inspections | 655 |
| (iv) Revisits arising from defects found | 6,632 |
| (v) Surveys under S. 157, Housing Act, 1936 | 377 |
| Conditions Found | |
| (i) Number of dwelling or other premises where defects | |
| were found | 1,859 |
| (ii) Number of cases of overcrowding revealed | 50 |
| PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| Inspection of Other Premises | |
| (i) On complaint or request | 206 |
| (ii) Routine inspections of premises | 650 |
| (iii) Revisits arising from defects found | 1,022 |
| (iv) Surveys arising from rats and mice complaints | 1,757 |
| (v) Inspection of Factories | 419 |
| (vi) Inspection of Workplaces | 89 |
| (vii) Inspection of Outworkers' Premises | 371 |
| (viii) Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment | 78 |
| (ix) Inspection of Licensed Premises | 58 |
| (x) Visits under Shops Acts | 1,776 |
| (xi) Evening observations under Shop Acts | 38 |
| (xii) Sunday observations—Shops Acts | 8 |
| (xiii) Observations made for Smoke Nuisances | 40 |