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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Number of condemnations at slaughterhouse:—
| Whole carcases | Nil |
| Organs | Nil |
| Number of visits to other food-preparing places | 322 |
| Number of defects found and remedied | 9 |
| Unsound food destroyed | Nil |
| Number of factories on register | 92 |
| Number of inspections | 176 |
| Number of defects discovered and remedied | 15 |
| Number of bakehouses on register | 12 |
| Number of inspections | 35 |
| Number of defects discovered and remedied | 6 |
| Number of inspections of workplaces | 48 |
| Number of defects discovered | Nil |
| Number of visits to shops re sanitary conveniences, ventilation and temperature | 317 |
| Number of defects discovered and remedied | 6 |
| Complaints of nuisances received during the year were due to the following causes:— | |
| Defects in dwelling-houses | 37 |
| Stoppages in drains | 25 |
| Defects in drains or water closets | 9 |
| Accumulations of refuse | 16 |
| Smoke | 3 |
| Insect Pests | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 16 |
| 112 | |