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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
West Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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DISINFESTATIONS - VERMIN
| Invest igational visits to premises | Operational visits to premises | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 651 | 520 |
| Factories | 17 | 9 |
| Hospitals | 18 | 13 |
| Bakeries | 7 | 4 |
| Hostels | 1 | - . |
| Shops | 36 | 7 |
| Other business premises | 11 | 7 |
| Schools | 12 | 13 |
| Nurseries | 1 | 1 |
| Clubs | 4 | 3 |
| Corporation property | 6 | 2 |
| Bomb sites, tips, allotments & ditches | 4 | 1 |
| Clinics | 3 | 3 |
| Static Water Tanks | 20 | 6 |
| 791 | 589 |
Treatment against vermin includes cockroaches, ants, bugs and mosquitoes etc.
DISINFECTIONS
| No. of Premises visited | Operational visits | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 29 | 29 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 30 | |
| No. of articles disinfected | ||
| Sacks | 15,000 | |
| Felt hats | 1,200 | |
| Plimsolls | 165 pairs | |
| 16,365 | ||
Report of the Public Analyst
(By Albert E.Parkes, F.I.C., F.C.S.)
During the year 502 samples were examined under the Food and Drugs Act. Of these
191 were formal samples and 311 informal.
All samples were submitted by the Inspectors.
Sixteen samples were found to be adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory, six
formal and ten informal.
The adulteration was at the rate of 3.2 per cent.
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