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
Tottenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Inspections Carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors, and
Defects Remedied.
House-to-House Inspections 15
Infectious Disease 296
Complaints Investigated 6,285
Re-inspections 6,304
Factories 361
Workplaces 60
Dairies, etc. 114
Slaughter-houses 24
Bakehouses 67
Public House Urinals 74
Stables and Mews 43
Fruiterers, etc. 111
Fish Shops 78
Butchers Shops 241
Other Food Premises 711
Outworkers 226
Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 15
Appointments and Interviews 939
Other Visits 1,411
Drains tested 232
Drains defective 142
Drains reconstructed 44
Drains repaired 237
Drains cleared 261
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed 394
W.C. pans renewed 493
W.C. pans cleansed 63
Waste-pipes repaired or renewed 268
Rain-water pipes repaired or renewed 827
Roofs repaired or renewed 1,746
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed 1,225
Drinking-water cisterns renewed 51
Drinking-water cisterns covered 29
Water service pipes repaired 189
Water supply reinstated 72
Yards repaired or reconstructed 200
Sinks renewed or provided 144
Floors repaired or renewed 834
Floors ventilated 325