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

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Chingford 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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28.
Summary of Inspections
The total number of visits paid by the Public Health Inspectors
and other personnel of the Health Department staff to various
premises for all purposes is summarised below, together with the
number of nuisances or defects found under specific headings.
The visits numbered 11733 as compared with 8597 in the previous
year, and the defects dealt with number ed 1141 as compared with 1384
in i960.
Visits Nuisances or
Paid Defects found
and dealt with
Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957
Inspections 254 125
Re-inspections re Notices served 35
Improvement Grants 70 10
Overcrowding 8
Rent Act, Certs, of Disrepair 3
On complaint 550 591
Retail good Premises
Meat 172 7
Pish 104 3
Fried Fish 57 3
General Provisions 291 7
Bakehouses 29 4
Dairies 7
Other Shops 381 15
Restaurants and similar premises 140 15
Ice Cream Premises 118 10
Itinerant Ice Cream Vendors 4
Street Food Vendors 7
Food Sampling
Ice Cream 30
Milk 19
Other Foods 73
Drugs 22
Water 18
Factories 83 3
Outworkers 200
c/f 2675 793