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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: Conditions Found

Conditions Found

(i) Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects or unsatisfactory conditions were found174
(ii) Number of premises where action taken by Council's Rodent Operatives to deal with rats or mice1,313
(iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers' Premises where defects or contraventions were found27
(iv) Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where defects were found38
(v) Contravention of Shops Acts—
(a) Failure to observe closing hours5
(b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices, etc.)292

Table: FOOD HYGIENE Inspection of Food: Food Shops, and Food Preparing PlacesVisits

FOOD HYGIENE Inspection of Food: Food Shops, and Food Preparing Places

Visits

(i) Slaughterhouses185
(ii) Butchers' Shops512
(iii) Cowsheds14
(iv) Dairies60
(v) Fish Shops199
(vi) Bakehouses170
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants374
(viii) Ice Cream Premises293
(ix) Provision Merchants704
(x) Greengrocers378
(xi) Other Food Premises197
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
Accumulations of refuse90
Animals causing a nuisance12
Dampness and housing defects601
Drains and Sewers—choked108
defective136
Dustbins defective105
Flooding—Gardens19
Vermin50
Insect infestations104
Overcrowding, alleged55
Smoke nuisances24
Water courses6
Other complaints wasps' nests, defective fences)241
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to inspect unfit food)42