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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 11.Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Table 11.

Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Number
Dwelling-houses for housing defects under Public Health Act:—
(a) After complaint2,213
(b) Subsequent visits5,415
Dwelling-houses under Housing Act:—
(a) After complaint126
(b) Subsequent visits99
Dwelling-houses:—
Housing applications, specially investigated268
Infected dwelling-houses:—
(a) After notified infectious disease (other than tuberculosis)710
(b) Contacts173
(c) Fumigations after infectious disease25
(d) Phthisis enquiries and fumigations13
School and church halls38
Swimming baths3
Water sampling:—
(a) Swimming baths5
\ 1 o (b) Dwelling-houses25
Business premises9
Cinemas, dance halls, billiard halls21
Offensive trade premises2
Stables, piggeries, keeping of animals160
Houses let in lodgingsNil
Factories Act, 1937:—
Factories with mechanical power267
Factories without mechanical power57
Outworkers' premises20
Common lodging houses1
Underground rooms7
Hairdressing premises20
Tents, vans and sheds24
Smoke nuisances97
Fairgrounds17
Drainage: Testing by:—
(a) Smoke59
(b) Coloured water50
(c) Water37
(d) Breaking down219
Re public sewers738
Watercourses and ditches6
Land and tips240
Septic tanks and cesspools7
Sanitary conveniences—public-houses35
Miscellaneous visits1,005
Visits not inspections2,204
Verminous premises:—
(a) Rats and mice:(i) After complaint or from survey626
(ii) Subsequent visits1,939
(b) Bug infestations:Number of premises visited356
Number of premises where definite infestation existed71
(c) Cockroaches16
(d) Other vermin406