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

Southall 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: Table XXXII.

Table XXXII.

Houses, Public Health Act, 19362,835
Houses, Housing Act, 193618
Overcrowding56
Disinfestation374
War Damage30
Vans and Sheds1
Food Shops522
Fried Fish4
Cafes, etc37
Factories (Mechanical)23
Factories (Non-Mechanical)3
Outworkers4
Food Factories632
Smoke4
Bakehouses16
Dairies12
Water Sampling10
Milk Sampling38
Other Foods Sampling42
Schools1
Stables22
Accumulations2
Slaughterhouses5
Rats and Mice547
Shelters139
Petrol63
5,44°

Table: Table XXXIII.

Table XXXIII.

Nuisances caused by the keeping of animals .........18
Accumulation of refuse, etc. ...............15
Offensive smells .....................13
Vermin...........................54
Choked drains........................133
Dampness ........................21
Defective roofs, gutters, etc. ...............54
Defective sanitary fittings..................47
Rats and mice........................81
Miscellaneous........................73
Other defective conditions of houses ............xi9
Overcrowding...... ... ... .........26
Air-raid shelters .....................8
War-damage houses.........25
Smoke...........................5
Food ...........................301
988