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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XII
| Sanitary Inspections—Classification of Visits | |
|---|---|
| Houses Public Health Act, 1936 | 3,809 |
| Houses, Housing Act, 1936-1954 | 467 |
| Overcrowding | 492 |
| Disinfestation | 158 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 9 |
| Vans, Sheds | 26 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 177 |
| Food Shops | 347 |
| Fried Fish | 19 |
| Cafes, etc | 107 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 106 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 5 |
| Outworkers | 16 |
| Food Factories | 163 |
| Smoke | 101 |
| Offensive Trades | - |
| Bakehouses | 13 |
| Dairies | 10 |
| Water Sampling | 43 |
| Ice-Cream Sampling | 104 |
| Other Foods Sampling | 56 |
| Schools | 24 |
| Stables | 3 |
| Offensive Accumulations | 109 |
| Hairdressers | 1 |
| Petrol | 238 |
| Canal Boats | 4 |
| Slaughterhouses | 49 |
| Rats and Mice | 621 |
| Infectious Diseases | 249 |
| Atmospheric Pollution | 135 |
| 7,661 | |
Table XIII
| HOUSING—GENERAL | |
| Statistics | |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 83 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 106 |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 419 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 60 |
| (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 105 |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 493 |
| (d) Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | |
| (e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report | — |