London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Harrow 1959

[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 .. 921
(ii) Number of premises where action was taken by Rodent
Operatives to deal with rats or mice .. 1,586
(iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers'
Premises where defects or contraventions were found.. 71
(iv) Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where
defects were found 36
(v) Contraventions of Shops Acts—
(a) Failure to observe closing hours 3
(b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices,
etc.) 391
FOOD HYGIENE
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses. 621
(ii) Butchers' Shops 316
(iii) Cowsheds12
(iv) Dairies30
(v) Fish Shops 86
(vi) Bakehouses 66
(yii) Cafes and Restaurants 308
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 194
(ix) Provision Merchants 421
(x) Greengrocers 266
(xi) Other Food Premises 176
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
Accumulations of Refuse 89
Animals causing a nuisance 23
Dampness and Housing defects 296
Drains and sewers—choked 64
—defective 71
Dustbins defective 25
Flooding—Gardens 17
Vermin 32
Insect infestations 142
Overcrowding, alleged 22
Smoke nuisances 27
Watercourses 24
Other complaints (wasps' nests, defective fences) 955
rood unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit
and inspect food 49