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
Merton 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| Smoke control areas | 5,163 |
| Other Clean Air Act visits | 418 |
| Smoke observations | 561 |
| Air pollution recording apparatus | 1,155 |
| 7,297 | |
| Factories (powered) | 245 |
| Factories (non-powered) | 22 |
| Factories (building sites) | 26 |
| Outworkers | 85 |
| Workplaces | 31 |
| 409 | |
| I.D. enquiries | 306 |
| I.D. contacts | 31 |
| Food poisoning | 32 |
| Specimens | 34 |
| Disinfection | 17 |
| 420 | |
| O.S.R. general inspection offices | 142 |
| O.S.R. general inspection shops | 362 |
| O.S.R. general inspection wholesale/warehouses | 21 |
| O.S.R. general inspection catering | 31 |
| O.S.R. general inspection canteens | 1 |
| O.S.R. general inspection fuel stores | 1 |
| O.S.R. all other visits | 2,859 |
| 3,417 | |
| Rats and mice control | 10,365 |
| Insect control | 332 |
| Pigeon control | 162 |
| Verminous premises | 74 |
| 10,933 | |
| Stables | 40 |
| Piggeries | 7 |
| Slaughterhouse (hygiene) | 71 |
| ll8 | |
| Rag Flock, etc., Act, 1951 | 2 |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 234 |
| Diseases of Animals Act, 1950 | 44 |
| Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | 466 |
| Schools | 8 |
| Court proceedings | 37 |
| Public conveniences | 7 |
| Water courses | 54 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 87 |
| Pet shops | 33 |
| Other visits | 961 |
| 1,933 | |
| 41,307 | |