Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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1. War damaged premises,
(a) Repairs to drains and sanitary arrangements.
(b) The examination of food stocks damaged or rendered unfit for
human consumption, and their disposal by salvage operations as far as
possible.
2. The adaptation of requisitioned premises for rehousing in accordance
with Ministry of Health Circulars 2845 and 80S.
3. Civilian war deaths.
An additional inspector, Mr. F. Nau, was appointed to augment this
work, and commenced duties in March.
The bare war-time standard of repair achieved during the war years
was further reduced following the ravages caused by flying bombs and
rocket incidents, and the pooling of building labour for war damage repairs
Prevailing arrangements for the treatment and disposal of foodstuffs in
case of contamination by war gases were maintained.
Summary of the various inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
On complaint and other causes | 565 |
Infectious disease enquiries | 136 |
Scabies Order enquiries | 10 |
Number of re-inspections for above purposes | 1,562 |
Number of inspections and re-inspections for rehousing | |
and requisitioning purposes | 1,049 |
Schools | 21 |
Factories | 37 |
Meat distributing centre | 298 |
Butchers' shops and provisions stores | 205 |
Bakehouses | 41 |
Fishshops | 43 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 35 |
Massage Establishments | 11 |
Other Food premises | 185 |
Rat infestations (Inspectors) | 324 |
Verminous premises | 23 |
Petroleum installations | 57 |
Shops Act | 40 |
Premises where animals are kept | 13 |
Bombed Sites | 75 |
Miscellaneous inspections, including visits to war damaged | |
food stocks, and in connection with civilian war deaths | 5,152 |
Total number of inspections and re-inspections | 5,152 |
Renewed or repaired, including war damaged drains | |
Informal:— | |
Housing Act, 1936 | |
Public Health Acts | 246 |