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 10.
Number | |
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Dwelling-houses for housing defects under Public Health Act:— | |
(a) After complaint. | 1,177 |
(b) Subsequent visits | 3,219 |
Dwelling-houses under Housing Act:— | |
After complaint | 1,000 |
Dwelling-houses:— | |
Housing applications, specially investigated | 69 |
Infected dwelling-houses:— | |
(a) After notified infectious disease (other than tuberculosis) | 439 |
(b) Contacts | 110 |
(c) Fumigations after infectious disease | 14 |
(d) Phthisis enquiries and fumigations | 5 |
School and church halls | 20 |
Swimming baths | 6 |
Water sampling:— | |
(a) Swimming baths | 6 |
(b) Dwelling-houses | 10 |
Business premises | — |
Cinemas, dance halls, billiard halls | 25 |
Offensive trade premises | — |
Stables, piggeries, keeping of animals | 61 |
Houses let in lodgings | 1 |
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948:— | |
Factories with mechanical power | 374 |
Factories without mechanical power | 38 |
Outworkers' premises | 16 |
Common lodging houses | — |
Underground rooms | 79 |
Hairdressing premises | 50 |
Tents, vans and sheds | 8 |
Smoke nuisances | 307 |
Fairgrounds | 3 |
Drainage: Testing by:— | |
(a) Smoke | 96 |
(b) Coloured water | 41 |
(c) Water | 56 |
(d) Breaking down | 36 |
733 | |
Watercourses and ditches | — |
Means of escape in case of fire | — |
Land and tips | 90 |
Septic tanks and cesspools | — |
Sanitary conveniences— including public-houses | 78 |
Miscellaneous visits | 1,675 |
Visits not inspections | 2,216 |
Verminous premises:— | |
(a) Rats and mice: (i) After complaint or from survey | 53 |
(ii) Subsequent visits | 140 |
(b) Bug infestations: Number of premises visited | 33 |
Number of premises where definite infestation | |
existed | 18 |
(c) Cockroaches | 2 |
(d) Other vermin | 232 |
(e) Scabies ... | 1 |