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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Inspections Carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors
Appointments and Interviews 1,053
Cinemas and Halls 56
Complaints Investigated 3,688
Conveniences and Urinals 80
Drains defective 243
Drains Tested 443
Factories with Mechanical Power 486
Factories without Mechanical Power 48
Food Poisoning 9
Food Premises
Bakehouses 102
Butchers 190
Cafes 182
Dairies 272
Factories 44
Factory Canteens 55
Fishmongers 136
Greengrocers 100
Ice Cream Premises 150
Slaughterhouses 900
Other Food Premises 284
House to House 52
Improvement Grants 9
Infectious Diseases 237
Other Visits 2,759
Outworkers 309
Rat Infestation 1,133
Re-inspections 8,999
Schools 22
S. D. A. A. and Housing Act Advances 186
Smoke Observations 92
Stables and Mews 30
Tuberculosis 1
Workplaces 62