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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Defective service water pipes 35
Absence of, or defective, dustbins 12
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 242
Rats and mice 1,291
Pigeons 60
Insect pests 436
Smoke nuisances 157
Noise 103
Smells and odours 290
Unsound food 289
Water supply 129
Miscellaneous 313
5,496
Visits made—
General.
P.H. Act (Nuisance) 1,577
P.H. Act (Dwelling houses) 2,633
Storage of refuse 243
Drain testing 270
Choked drains 2,360
Other drainage work 816
Radioactivity 1
Flooding 520
Housing. 8,420
Housing Act (Dwelling houses) 1,294
Overcrowding 30
Permitted No. measurements 7
Rent Act 74
Underground rooms 9
Houses in multiple occupation 114
Improvement grants 396
Caravans 91
Food and Food Premises. 2,015
Milk processing dairies 147
Milk vendors 214
Ice-cream premises 476
Food factories 32
Food vehicles 554
School kitchens 54
Restaurant kitchens 667
Licensed premises 200
Bakehouses 46
Butchers 257
Wet and fried fish shops 130
Other food shops 1,034
Meat inspection 350
Unsound food 555
Sampling: Food and Drugs 185
Sampling: Milk 210
Sampling: Ice-cream 86
Sampling: Water 156
Food hygiene swabs 104
5,457
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