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 1963
[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 | 3,740 |
| Houses, Housing and Rent Act, 1936-1957 | 1,340 |
| Overcrowding | 554 |
| Disinfestation | 38 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 2,378 |
| Smoke Observations | 13 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 16 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 203 |
| Food Shops | 400 |
| Cafes, etc. | 110 |
| Factories (Mechanical) | 177 |
| Factories (Non-Mechanical) | 7 |
| Outworkers | 33 |
| Food Factories | 79 |
| Bakehouses | 5 |
| Dairies and Milkshops, Farms | 1 |
| Water Sampling | 1 |
| Ice-cream Sampling | 124 |
| Other Foods | 30 |
| Schools | 95 |
| Infectious Diseases | 472 |
| Stables and Piggeries | 7 |
| Markets— | |
| Cattle (Wednesday) | 4 |
| General (Saturday) | 19 |
| Hairdressers | 1 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 18 |
| Rats and Mice | 74 |
| Total | 9,939 |