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 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY PART I

STATISTICAL SUMMARY PART I

Inspections made and Conditions Found
HOUSING
Visits
(i) On complaint of dampness or other housing defects962
(ii) On complaint of other nuisances798
(iii) Routine inspections612
(iv) Revisits arising from defects found2,864
(v) Surveys under S.157 Housing Act 193651
Conditions Found
(i) Number of dwellings or other premises where defects were found1,681
(ii) Number of cases of overcrowding revealed5
PUBLIC HEALTH
Visits
(i) On complaint or request890
(ii) Routine inspection of premises796
(iii) Revisits arising from defects found1,200
(iv) Surveys arising from Rats or Mice complaints1,926
(v) Inspection of Factories271
(vi) Inspection of Outworkers' Premises148
(vii) Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment70
(viii) Inspection of Licensed Premises52
(ix) Visits under Shops Act1,145
(x) Sunday observations—Shops Acts12
(xi) Observations made for Smoke Nuisances128
(xii) Surveys under Clean Air Act5,382
(xiii) Pet Shops24
FOOD HYGIENE Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses528
(ii) Butchers' Shops321
(iii) Cowsheds14
(iv) Dairies49
(v) Fish Shops91
(vi) Bakehouses84
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants412