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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101
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
PART I
Inspections made and Conditions Found
HOUSING
Visits
(i) On complaint of dampness or other housing defects 890
(ii) On complaint of other nuisances 673
(iii) Routine inspections 512
(iv) Revisits arising from defects found 2,662
(v) Surveys under S.157 Housing Act, 1936 62
Conditions Found
(i) Number of dwellings or other premises where defects were
found 1,563
(ii) Number of cases of overcrowding revealed 16
PUBLIC HEALTH
Visits
(i) On complaint or request 975
(ii) Routine inspection of premises 698
(iii) Revisits arising from defects found 1,345
(iv) Surveys arising from Rats or Mice complaints 1,587
(v) Inspection of Factories 109
(vi) Inspection of Outworker's Premises 121
(vii) Inspection of Cinemas and Places of Entertainment 42
(viii) Inspection of Licensed Premises 38
(ix) Visits under Shops Act 1,341
(x) Sunday observations—Shops Acts 10
(xi) Observations made for Smoke Nuisances 103
(xii) Surveys under Clean Air Act 3,614
(xiii) Pet Shops 18
FOOD HYGIENE
Visits
(i) Slaughterhouses 475
(ii) Butchers' Shops 203
(iii) Cowsheds 11
(iv) Dairies 56
(v) Fish Shops 102
(vi) Bakehouses 82
(vii) Cafes and Restaurants 375
(viii) Ice Cream Premises 139
(ix) Provision Merchants 371
(x) Greengrocers 234
(xi) Other Food Premises 305