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 Twickenham]
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Table 11.
Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.
Number | |
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Dwelling-houses for housing defects under Public Health Act:— | |
(a) After complaint. | 1,854 |
(b) Subsequent visits | 4,604 |
Dwelling-houses under Housing Act:— | |
(a) After complaint... | 267 |
(b) Subsequent visits | 39 |
Dwelling-houses:— | |
Housing applications, specially investigated | 104 |
Infected dwelling-houses:— | |
(a) After notified infectious disease (other than tuberculosis) | 388 |
(b) Contacts ... | 249 |
(c) Fumigations after infectious disease | 14 |
(d) Phthisis enquiries and fumigations | 27 |
School and church halls | 23 |
Swimming baths | 3 |
Water sampling:— | |
(a) Swimming baths | 1 |
(b) Dwelling-houses | 9 |
Business premises | 5 |
Cinemas, dance halls, billiard halls | 47 |
Offensive trade premises | 2 |
Stables, piggeries, keeping of animals | 97 |
Houses let in lodgings | Nil |
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948:— | |
Factories with mechanical power | 192 |
Factories without mechanical power | 15 |
Outworkers' premises | 28 |
Common lodging houses | Nil |
Underground rooms | 36 |
Hairdressing premises | 17 |
Tents, vans and sheds | 74 |
Smoke nuisances | 90 |
Fairgrounds | 5 |
Drainage: Testing by:— | |
(a) Smoke | 58 |
(b) Coloured water | 30 |
(c) Water | 63 |
(d) Breaking down | 213 |
770 | |
Watercourses and ditches | 6 |
Land and tips | 107 |
Septic tanks and cesspools | Nil |
Sanitary conveniences—public-houses | 17 |
Miscellaneous visits | 1,043 |
Visits not inspections | 1,833 |
Verminous premises:— | |
(a) Rats and mice: (i) After complaint or from survey | 201 |
(ii) Subsequent visits | 511 |
(b) Bug infestations: Number of premises visited | 247 |
Number of premises where definite infestation existed | 78 |
(c) Cockroaches | 10 |
(d) Other vermin | 172 |