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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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FOOD HYGIENE
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses 641
(ii) Butchers' shops 280
(iii) Cowsheds 7
(iv) Dairies 42
(v) Fish Shops 86
(vi) Bakehouses 80
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants 257
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 189
(ix) Provision Merchants 321
(x) Greengrocers 268
(xi) Other Food Premises 241
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary
Accumulations of refuse 201
Animals causing a nuisance 18
Dampness and housing defects 182
Drains and sewers—choked 93
—defective 45
Dustbins defective 18
Flooding—Gardens 22
Vermin 12
Insect infestations 62
Overcrowding, alleged 14
Smoke nuisances 17
Watercourse 12
Other complaints (wasps' nests, defective fences) 516
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit
and inspect food) 42
NOTICES SERVED
Under Housing Act, 1957
Statutory Notices served under S.9 requiring execution of 2
repair work
Dwellings reported under SS.16/17 as being unfit for human
habitation 15
Dwellings reported under S.18 (closing orders) 2
Informal notices served under S.9 12