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
East Ham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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cates in respect of the sanitary condition of houses and
20 certificates were issued. In every instance owners or
agents were informally notified that an application had
been received, and an opportunity afforded to remedy
the defects. Resulting from this informal action it was
not necessary to issue certificates in respect of 11
applications.
| Visits re Registers | 3,857 |
| ,, ,, Closing Hours | 1,427 |
| ,, ,, Other matters | 424 |
| Total | 5,708 |
(l) Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933.—948 visits were made in
connection with the Council's list of persons entitled to
sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List.
Fifty additional applications were granted.
(m) Explosives Act 1875.—Registrations for the storage of
mixed explosives (fireworks) necessitated 540 visits.
HOUSING.
Survey of premises for the Housing Department was continued and during the year 2,377 premises were visited and reports submitted to that Department on the housing circumstances of applicants for rehousing.
| I. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:— | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 12,147 |
| 25,092 | |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidation Regulations, 1925 | - |