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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FOOD HYGIENE
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses 468
(ii) Butchers' Shops 288
(iii) Cowsheds 12
(iv) Dairies 32
(v) Fish Shops 82
(vi) Bakehouses 132
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants 320
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 210
(ix) Provision Merchants 320
(x) Greengrocers 288
(xi) Other Food Premises 297
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary:
Accumulations of refuse 208
Animals causing a nuisance 12
Dampness and housing defects 179
Drains and sewers—choked 80
defective 81
Dustbins defective 29
Flooding—Gardens 7
Vermin 4
Insect infestations 48
Overcrowding, alleged 27
Smoke nuisances 59
Watercourse
Other complaints (wasps' nests, pigeons, noise, fumes, etc.) 986
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit
and inspect food) 50
NOTICES SERVED
Under Housing Act 1957:
Statutory Notices served under S.9 requiring execution of
repair work 2
Dwellings reported under SS.16/17 as being unfit for human
habitation 2
Dwellings reported under S.18 (closing orders) Nil
Informal notices served under S.9 36
Under Public Health Act 1936:
Statutory notices served under—
(i) S.24—work to a public sewer 87
(ii) S.39—repair or renewal of drains
(iii) S.45 —repair or renewal of defective water closets 3