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 East Ham]
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(iii) Food Supply | 1960 | 1961 |
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Milk & Dairy Premises | 92 | 81 |
Ice Cream Premises | 308 | 255 |
Food Premises, general and unsound food | 1,586 | 1,208 |
Cafes and Restaurants | 301 | 204 |
Bakehouses | 51 | 42 |
Itinerant Food Vendors Stalls | 441 | 348 |
Sampling, visits | 664 | 496 |
Slaughterhouses | 174 | 200 |
(iv) Diseases of Animals Acts | ||
Visits | 39 | 29 |
(v) Pet Animals Act | ||
Visits | 14 | 7 |
(vi) Infectious Diseases | ||
Visits | 72 | 98 |
(vii) Food Poisoning | ||
Visits | 17 | 2 |
(viii) Clean Air Act | ||
Visits | 148 | 203 |
B. Notices | ||
No. of complaints with regard to sanitary circumstances, disrepair, infestations, obstructed drains, etc. | 2,253 | 2,195 |
No. of preliminary notices served during the year | 1,298 | 913 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with | 854 | 594 |
No. of statutory notices served during the year | 487 | 349 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 292 | 251 |
C. Rodent Control | ||
No. of complaints of rat and mice infestation received | 351 | 351 |
No. of premises visited | 372 | 397 |
No. of visits by rodent operative | 1,301 | 1,564 |
D. Disinfestation and Disinfection | ||
No. of premises treated for infectious disease, bugs and dirty premises, and beetle infestations | 539 | 161 |
No. of days on which steam disinfector was in use | 29 | - * |
No. of library books disinfected before return to libraries | 257 | 363 |
In addition to the foregoing, all articles returned to the Department's loan
cupboard after use were sterilised or disinfected before re-issue.
* Use of the steam disinfector at the Sewage Works ceased in 1960 and, by
arrangement with the Hospital Management Committee, this work now
is carried out at the Chadwell Health Hospital.