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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| (i) Premises visited as a result of (i) and (ii) where defects or unsatisfactory conditions were found | 1,078 |
| (ii) Number of premises where action was taken by Rodent Operatives to deal with rats or mice | 1220 |
| (iii) Number of Factories, Workplaces and/or Outworkers' Premises where defects or contraventions were found | 62 |
| (iv) Number of Cinemas and/or Licensed Premises where defects were found | 32 |
| (v) Contraventions of Shops Acts— | |
| 1 | |
| (b) Other contraventions (failure to exhibit notices, etc.) | 362 |
| (i) Slaughterhouses | |
| (ii) Butchers' shops | |
| (iii) Cowsheds | |
| (iv) Dairies | |
| (v) Fish Shops | |
| (vi) Bakehouses | |
| (vii) Cafes and Restaurants | |
| (viii) Ice Cream Premises | |
| (ix) Provision Merchants | |
| (ix) Greengrocers | |
| (xi) Other Food Premises |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Accumulations of Refuse.. | |
| Animals causing a nuisance | |
| Dampness and Housing defects | |
| Drains and sewers—choked | |
| —defective | |
| Dustbins defective.. | |
| Flooding—Gardens | |
| Vermin | |
| Insect infestations | |
| Overcrowding, alleged | |
| Smoke nuisances | |
| Watercourses | |
| Other complaints (wasps' nests, defective fences) | |
| Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit and inspect unfit food) |