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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Inspections Carried out by the Public Health Inspectors (Cont'd.)

Inspections Carried out by the Public Health Inspectors (Cont'd.)

Food Premises
Bakehouses27
Butchers51
Cafes and Restaurants123
Dairies and Milkshops11
Facto ries4
Factory Canteens8
Fishmongers24
Greengrocers30
Ice cream Premises48
Slaughterhouses687
Other Food Premises131
House to House256
Improvement Grants96
Infectious Disease128
Multiple Lettings424
Noise Complaints16
Other Visits1,746
Outworkers23
Rat Infestations.179
Re-Inspections5,151
Schools6
S.D.AA. & Housing Act Advances228
Smoke Control Areas6,357
Smoke Observations55
Workplaces1

Table: Defects Remedied

Defects Remedied

Drains reconstructed5
Drains repaired44
Drains cleared26
W.C. Cisterns repaired or renewed93
W Cc Pans renewed56
W.C Pans cleansed4
Waste pipes repaired or renewed28
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed58
Roofs repaired or renewed240
Eaves gutters repaired or renewed170
Drinking water cisterns renewed1
Drinking water cisterns covered1
Water service pipes repaired40
Water supply reinstated9
Yards repaired or reconstructed21
Sinks renewed or provided12
Floors repaired or renewed78
Floors ventilated13