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 Richmond]
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remaining 103 were outstanding. In order to ascertain that the
sanitary defects were being properly remedied 2,666 visits were
paid to the respective premises.
The number of inspections made under the Housing Acts and
particulars recorded was 228, and the number of sanitary defects
remedied and improvements made under this heading was 2928.
The following list shows the number of routine inspections
and visits made:—
Inspections during 1937.
Houses inspected (Housing Acts) 304
Premises visited (P.H. Acts) 1056
Re-visits to houses and other premises 1088
Miscellaneous visits 1076
Visits to works in progress 1578
„factories 16
„ workshops, bakehouses, etc. 147
„ outworkers' premises 15
„ workshops, tearooms, etc. 106
„ dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 70
„ icecream vendors 27
„ food stores 131
„ slaughterhouse 72
„ fried fish shops 17
„ greengrocers' premises 41
„ stables 51
„ piggeries 1
„ public conveniences 88
„ petrol stores 209
„ employment agencies 23
„ school premises 58
„re infectious diseases 65
Inspections after infectious diseases 70
Smoke observations 5
Special visits re Shop Acts 292