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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XIII
Sanitary Inspections—Classification of Visits
Houses, Public Health Act, 1936 4,520
Houses, Housing Act, 1936 280
Overcrowding 564
Disinfestation 134
Pet Animals Act, 1951 1
Vans, Sheds 28
Shops Act, 1950 527
Food Shops 845
Fried Fish 28
Cafes, etc 308
Factories (Mechanical) 177
Factories (Non-Mechanical) 30
Outworkers 44
Food Factories 183
Smoke 249
Offensive Trades r
Bakehouses 75
Dairies 11
Water Sampling 19
Ice-cream Sampling 105
Other Foods Sampling 144
Schools 26
Stables 16
Offensive Accumulations 33
Hairdressers 4
Petrol 78
Canal Boats 3
Slaughterhouses 26
Rats and Mice 1,132
Infectious Diseases 423
Atmospheric Pollution 225
10,239
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