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 1953

[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 complaint1,198
(b) Subsequent visits4,431
Dwelling-houses under Housing Act:—
(a) After complaint409
(b) Subsequent visits43
Dwelling-houses:—
Housing applications, specially investigated48
Infected dwelling-houses:—
(a) After notified infectious disease (other than tuberculosis)379
(b) Contacts134
(c) Fumigations after infectious disease4
(d) Phthisis enquiries and fumigations9
School and church halls10
Swimming baths1
Water sampling:—
(a) Swimming baths6
(b) Dwelling-houses15
Business premises20
Cinemas, dance halls, billiard halls40
Offensive trade premises1
Stables, piggeries, keeping of animals93
Houses let in lodgings4
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948:—
Factories with mechanical power330
Factories without mechanical power51
Outworkers' premises143
Common lodging houses1
Underground rooms71
Hairdressing premises75
Tents, vans and sheds50
Smoke nuisances169
Fairgrounds5
Drainage: Testing by:—
(a) Smoke215
(b) Coloured water31
(c) Water33
(d) Breaking down286
Re public sewers1,235
Watercourses and ditches6
Land and tips110
Septic tanks and cesspools8
Sanitary conveniences—including public-houses121
Miscellaneous visits781
Visits not inspections1,431
Verminous premises:—
(a) Rats and mice:(i) After complaint or from survey38
(ii) Subsequent visits264
(b) Bug infestationsNumber of premises visited130
Number of premises where definite infestation existed42
(c) Cockroaches6
(d) Other vermin207