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 801
(ii) Number of premises where action was taken by Rodent
Operatives to deal with rats or mice 1,191
(iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers'
Premises where defects or contraventions were found 50
(iv) Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where
defects were found 25
(v) Contraventions of Shops Acts—
(a) Failure to observe closing hours 5
(b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices,
etc.) 401
FOOD HYGIENE
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses 789
(ii) Butchers' shops 285
(iii) Cowsheds 8
(iv) Dairies 30
(v) Fish Shops 53
(vi) Bakehouses 82
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants 158
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 98
(ix) Provision Merchants 324
(x) Greengrocers 238
(xi) Other Food Premises 98
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
Accumulations of Refuse 75
Animals causing a nuisance 36
Dampness and Housing defects 342
Drains and sewers—choked 71
—defective 77
Dustbins defective 15
Flooding—Gardens 37
Vermin 30
Insect infestations 101
Overcrowding, alleged 38
Smoke nuisances 35
Watercourse 15
Other complaints (wasps' nests, defective fences) 136
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit
and inspect food) 53