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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The total number of inspections and re-inspections made during the year was 6,358 and the following is a summary of these inspections.
| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pollution Stations | 378 | - |
| Accumulations of refuse | 88 | 71 |
| Complaints - condition of house | 422 | 1,535 |
| Caravans, house-boats, etc. | 1 | 19 |
| Catering Establishments | 14 | 29 |
| Drainage works | 178 | 257 |
| Factories - with mechanical power | 41 | 6 |
| Factories - without mechanical power | 14 | 4 |
| Food premises (excluding catering establishments) | 90 | 75 |
| Food premises - inspection of unsound food | 219 | 30 |
| Houses - Housing Acts | 270 | 431 |
| Houses - Overcrowding | 58 | 25 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 23 | 1 |
| Infectious disease | 363 | 151 |
| Milk Vendors | 10 | 2 |
| Offensive odours | 44 | 8 |
| Outworkers | 33 | 1 |
| Rats and Mice | 158 | 113 |
| Shops - Shops Act inspections | 47 | 13 |
| Smoke observations | 98 | 19 |
| Vermin, insect pests etc. | 43 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 613 | 45 |
| Old People (including laundry service) | 270 | 35 |
| 3,475 | 2,883 |
The numbers both of inspections and of re-inspections rose again in 1960.
Action taken other than Housing Act, 1957
Cautionary or Intimation Notices served 274
Statutory Notices issued (under Public Health Acts) 86
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