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

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West Ham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Visits re Burial Act 1857, Section 25, Exhumation of
Human Remains 1
,, Private Houses to investigate complaints6148
,, Offensive Trades 507
,, Other Noxious Trades 24
,, Canal Boats Nil
,, Imported Food (Labelling) Order, 1921 293
,, Drainage Inspections 7395
,, Rats and Mice Destruction Act 112
,, Increase of Rent Restriction, etc., Acts 7
,, Bye-Laws—Tents, Vans, Sheds 65
Houses Inspected under the Housing Act, 1930 679
Other Houses Inspected—House-to-House 2250
Smoke Observations—half-hour 30
Visits to Factories re Smoke 50
,, ,, Steam Whistles Act, 1872 3
Visits to Places of Public Amusement, Theatres, Music
Halls, Cinemas, etc. 63
Other Visits 1718
Re-inspections 36388
Total Visits 70,543
Samples purchased under Rag Flock Acts 16
Samples of Domestic Water supplies taken for analysis or
bacteriological examination 3
Total Notices served *71.95
Warning Letters sent re matters not dealt with by notice 87
Defective Houses dealt with 7250
Other Defective or Insanitary Conditions dealt with 215
Drain Tests carried out 735
Certificates granted under the Rent Restriction, etc. Act 7
No. of notices complied with—(1) By owner *6388
(2) By occupier *32
Summonses issued 7,16
* Apparent discrepancies caused by a number of notices not
being' complied with at the end of previous year. There would
normally be a number of notices not fully complied with at any
date during the year.
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