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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

Brent 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 27INSPECTIONS AND VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Table 27

INSPECTIONS AND VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Public Health Act
Dwellings—inspected2,179
Dwellings—re-inspected5,404
Visits re accumulations187
Visits re Vermin393
Visits re improper keeping of animals67
Other nuisances including rats1,747
Other Visits1,157
Housing Acts
House-to-house—inspections242
House-to-house—re-inspections1,041
Individual houses—inspected246
Individual houses—re-inspected317
Houses in multiple occ.—inspected291
Houses in multiple occ.—re-inspected2,016
Basement rooms inspected85
Overcrowding visits128
Imp. and standard grant inspections126
Houses inspected—special surveys133
Other Visits1,195
Rent Act
Dwellings—inspected37
Dwellings—re-inspected84
Other Visits30
Factories Act
Power factories—inspected1,400
Power factories—re-inspectcd310
Non-power factories—inspected105
Non-power factories—re-inspected9
Outworkers' rooms inspected223
Other visits—building sites104
Basement bakehouses, etc.
Food and Drugs Act
Premises—inspected4,858
Premises—re-inspected1,912
Visits re unsound food135
Visits re contaminated food182
Formal and informal sampling203
Visits re labelling of food115
Visits re Merchandise Marks Act418
Clean Air Act
Boiler plant inspected124
Premises inspected in SCAs6,477
Other visits in SCAs137
Visits re nuisance from smoke, etc.821
Smoke observations849
Offices and Shops Act
General inspection—office317
General inspection—retail shop572
General inspection—wholesale/warehouse37
General inspection—catering establishment107
General inspection—fuel storage depot0
Re-inspections394
Other Visits419
Infectious Disease
Cases investigated253
Contacts followed up416
Food poisoning enquiries153
Other visits134
Miscellaneous
Aged persons85
Attendance at Court or Inquiries182
Drainage inspections2,407
Massage, etc. establishments inspected51
Noise nuisance investigations888
Places of entertainment inspected107
Rag, flock, etc. premises inspected93
Unsuccessful visits4,425
All other visits2,260
Food Hawkers149