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
Richmond upon Thames 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Grocers | 178 |
| Ice-cream premises | 41 |
| Public Houses | 34 |
| Restaurants and Tea Shops | 230 |
| Food and Drugs Act Sampling | 16 |
| Milk Sampling (Designated Milk) | 62 |
| Ice-cream Sampling | 70 |
| Unsound Food | 41 |
| Caravans | 2 |
| Clean Air Act— Inspection and Observations | 355 |
| Diseases of Animals Act | 9 |
| Drainage | 934 |
| Interviews | 508 |
| Heating Appliances (Fireguard) Act | 20 |
| Massage Establishments | — |
| Merchandise Marks Act | 4 |
| Noise Abatement | 4 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 4 |
| Petroleum Act, 1928 | 173 |
| Piggeries | 2 |
| Rag Flock Act | 9 |
| Rats and Mice (Visits to Properties) | 4,129 |
| Rats and Mice (Visits re sewer treatments) | 480 |
| Schools — Elementary and Secondary | 3 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 129 |
| Theatres and Cinemas | 1 |
| Water Supply | 321 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 1,958 |
| 12,063 |
TABLE 19. SERVICE OF NOTICES.
(1) Informal action by letter or verbal intimation 474
(2) Statutory action by notice :
(a) under the Public Health Act, 1936 —
(i) Section 39 (drainage) 10
(ii) Sections 44/45 (sanitary conveniencies) 2
(iii) Section 89 (refreshment houses) 1
(iv) Sections 92/93 (nuisances) 16