London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Twickenham 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table 8

Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Number
Housing Acts:
Clearance Areas93
Individual Unfit Houses231
Underground Rooms34
Overcrowding7
Housing Applications426
Rent Act Certificates49
Houses Let in Multiple Occupation132
Public Health Act:
Drain testing78
Provision and maintenance of drainage systems785
Public Sewers1,253
Septic Tanks and Cesspools12
Provision of dustbins34
Dirty/verminous premises and articles220
Verminous persons and clothing19
Wasps, flies and insects160
Sanitary accommodation at Licensed Premises13
Statutory nuisances relating to Premises2,465
„ „ „ „ Animals38
„ „ „ „ Accumulations298
„ „ „ „ Dust and Effluvia76
„ „ „ „ Workplaces4
Infectious Disease634
Tents, Vans, Sheds77
Outside Interviews315
Miscellaneous matters570
Factories Acts:
Factories with mechanical power114
Factories without mechanical power11
Outworkers4
Rodent Control129
Clean Air Act7,881
Clean Air Act Survey1,434
Shops Acts18
Water Act39
Pet Animals Act43
Rag Flock Act
Petroleum Regulations429
Milk and Dairies Regulations21
Noise Nuisances311
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act2,271
Supervision of Food Supplies:
Inspection of Meat97
Inspection of Other Foods573
Manufacturing and Wholesale premises20
Bakehouses115
Butchers Shops467
Grocers Shops474
Fishmongers Shops74
Fried Fish Shops44
Sweet Shops75
Bakers Shops49
Greengrocers Shops218
Restaurants408
Licensed Premises79
Factory and School Canteens94
Ice-Cream Premises168
Preserved meat and fish preparation premises13
Sampling:
Ice-Cream42
Domestic water supplies7
Swimming bath water20
Middlesex County Council Act:
Places of public entertainment20
Hawkers, Vehicles and Premises49
Hairdressing Establishments27
Total number of visits and inspections23,861