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
Twickenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Summary of Visits. Inspections, etc. Visits to:-
| Dwelling Houses for Housing defects under Public Health Act: | |||
| (a) after complaint | 2302 | ||
| (b) subsequent visits | 3504 | ||
| Dwelling Houses for Housing defects under Housing Act: | |||
| (a) after complaint | 101 | ||
| Infected Dwelling Houses: | |||
| (a) after notified infectious disease | 198 | ||
| (b) contacts | 75 | ||
| (c) fumigations after infectious disease | 23 | ||
| (d) Tuberculosis enquiries and fumigations | 3 | ||
| Schools and Church Halls | 37 | ||
| Swimming Baths | 10 | ||
| Water Sampling: | |||
| (a) Swimming Baths | 1 | ||
| (b) Dwelling Houses | 41 | ||
| Business Premises | 23 | ||
| Cinemas, Dance Halls, Billiard Halls | 26 | ||
| Offensive Trade Premises | 2 | ||
| Stables, Piggeries, Keeping of Animals | 30 | ||
| Factories with mechanical power | 74 | ||
| Faotories without mechanical power | 5 | ||
| Outworkers1 Premises | 2 | ||
| Common Lodging Houses | 2 | ||
| Underground Rooms | 22 | ||
| Hairdressing Premises | 14 | ||
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 5 | ||
| Smoke Nuisances | 25 | ||
| Drains tested: | |||
| (a) by smoke | 59 | ||
| (b) by coloured water | 42 | ||
| (c) by water | 17 | ||
| (d) by breaking down | 37 | ||
| Public Sewers | 87 | ||
| Means of escape in case of fire | 16 | ||
| Watercourses and ditches | 3 | ||
| Land and tips | 5 | ||
| Septic tanks, cesspools | 8 | ||
| Sanitary conveniences - Public houses | 53 | ||
| Miscellaneous visits | 687 | ||
| Visits not inspections | 1334 | ||
| (a) Rats and mice | (i) | after complaint | 563 |
| (ii) | Subsequent visits | 670 | |
| (b) Bug infestations | 166 | ||
| (c) Beetles | 53 | ||
| (d) Other vermin | 101 | ||
| (e) Scabies | 4 | ||
| Unfit foodstuffs other than meat | 460 | ||
| 18 | |||
| Butchers' Shops | 214 | ||
| Bakehouses | 32 | ||
| Pish shops, Grocers and"Greengrocers | 161 | ||
| Factory canteens | 7 | ||
| Restaurant kitchens etc Hotel & Beerhouse Bars and Cellars: | 136 | ||
| (a) Day inspections | 29 | ||
| (b) Night inspections | 0 | ||
| Ice Cream'premises | 189 | ||
| Sausage manufacturers | 24 | ||
| Preserved' meat' prep aration premises | 6 | ||
| Preserved fish preparation premises | 0 | ||
| Hawkers1 vehicles | 9 | ||
| Noise nuisances | 27 | ||
| Petroleum Acts | 41 | ||
| Hawkers' premises | 4 | ||
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