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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
Heston and Isleworth 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1939 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke obse rvations. | 255 | 352 |
| Inspections re offensive trades. | 129 | 140 |
| Inspections of tents, vans and sheds. | 103 | 97 |
| Inspections of common lodging houses. | 17 | 11 |
| Inspections of shops re sanitary arrangements. | 38 | 71 |
| Inspections of factories, workplaces, etc. | 836 | 1057 |
| Houses disinfested. | 39 | 122 |
| Inspections of canal boats. | 63 | 85 |
HOUSING.
| 1939 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of new houses erected - by private enterprise. | 278 | 637 |
| -by local authority. | - | 80 |
| No. of houses inspected for housing defects. | 478 | 526 |
| No. of houses found unfit for human habitation. | 74 | 97 |
| No. of houses rendered fit by informal action. | 247 | 310 |
| No. of houses rendered fit by formal action. | 27 | 24 |
| No. of houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders. | 43 | 74 |
| No. of houses rendered fit in pursuance of undertaking. | 12 | 15 |
| No. of houses where undertaking not to re-let accepted. | 21 | 33 |
| No. of underground rooms closed. | 2 | 1 |
| No. of houses known to be overcrowded at end of year. | 69 | 105 |
| No. of new cases of overcrowding found during year. | 5 | 17 |
| No. of cases of over crowding relieved during year. | 41 | 258 |
| No, of houses demolished voluntarily. | 14 | 22 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
| 1939 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections of dairies etc. | 576 | 620 |
| Inspections of ice cream premises. | 534 | 465 |
| Inspections of bakehouses. | 198 | 205 |
| Inspections of slaughterhouses, | 473 | 472 |