Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 | Visits | Re-visits |
---|---|---|
On complaint | 6, 176 | 7,874 |
House to House | 73 | 50 |
Infectious Disease | 198 | 171 |
Verminous conditions | 541 | 283 |
Housing Acts | ||
Advances for House Purchase | 32 | 26 |
Demolition Orders | 36 | 39 |
Closing Orders | 273 | 311 |
Clearance Areas | 277 | 147 |
Houses in Multiple Occupation | 679 | 1, 217 |
Standard Grants | 89 | 37 |
Improvement of Dwellings | 472 | 364 |
Rent Act, 1968 | ||
Certificate of Disrepair | 2 | 9 |
Cancellation Certificates | 5 | 3 |
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | ||
Registered Pood Premises | 132 | 222 |
Other Pood Premises | 690 | 743 |
Stalls | 36 | 14 |
Markets | 121 | 102 |
Food Inspection | 196 | 495 |
Dairies and Milk Distributors' Premises | 3 | 1 |
Investigations | ||
Pood Complaints | 96 | 63 |
Pood Poisoning | 8 | 10 |
Other Visits | ||
Aged and infirm persons | 25 | 19 |
Drainage (General) | 1, 167 | 2,762 |
Drainage (Rat infestation) | 80 | 144 |
Factories | 167 | 202 |
Hairdressers and Barbers | 73 | 19 |
Heating Appliances | 5 | 2 |
Noise Investigations | 120 | 123 |
Offensive Trades | 5 | 12 |
Pet Shops | 19 | 7 |
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act | 912 | 806 |
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | 2 | 4 |
Smoke Observations (by District Public Health Inspectors) | 108 | 86 |
Vacant sites | 33 | 198 |
Amusements with prizes | 1 | 5 |
Appointments and interviews | 213 | 178 |
Attendances at Court | 123 | 73 |
Builders Notices (Supervision of work) | 169 | 614 |
Housing Applications | 24 | 24 |
Miscellaneous visits | 1,419 | 1,019 |