Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Conditions Found
(i) Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects
or unsatisfactory conditions were found 681
(ii) Number of premises where action was taken by Rodent
Operatives to deal with rats or mice 1,122
(iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers'
Premises where defects or contraventions were found 58
(iv) Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where
defects were found 36
(v) Contraventions of Shops Acts—
(a) Failure to observe closing hours 11
(b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices,
etc.) 275
FOOD HYGIENE
Inspection of Food: Food Shops, and Food Preparing Places
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses 1,038
(ii) Butchers' shops 341
(iii) Cowsheds 10
(iv) Dairies 75
(v) Fish Shops 109
(vi) Bakehouses 127
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants 282
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 295
(ix) Provision Merchants 629
(x) Greengrocers 334
(xi) Other Food Premises 254
PART II
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
Accumulations of refuse 94
Animals causing a nuisance 25
Dampness and Housing defects 492
Drains and sewers—choked 104
defective 156
Dustbins defective 96
Flooding—Gardens 19
Vermin 73
Insect infestations 114
Overcrowding, alleged 46
Smoke nuisances 46
Watercourse 21
Other complaints (wasps' nests, defective fences) 167
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit
and inspect unfit food) 39