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
Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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| Cooked Meat Shops | 12 |
| Licensed Premises | 92 |
| Other Food Premises | 192 |
| N umber of Intimation Notices served | 32 |
| do. do. do. complied with | 11 |
| EVENINGS ON MARKET DUTY | 79 |
| OTHER INSPECTIONS | |
| PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT. Number of inspections | 526 |
| SHOPS ACT. Number of inspections | 388 |
| Number of Intimation Notices served | 32 |
| Number of Intimation Notices complied with | 11 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 2 |
| Number of Statutory Notices complied with | 3 |
| Inspections of Common Lodging Houses ... | 13 |
| Inspections of Public Conveniences | 112 |
| Inspections in connection with Housing applications | 284 |
| Inspections in connection with Underground Room Survey | 41 |
| Houses in Clearance Areas | 805 |
| Supervision of disinfestation prior to entry to Council flats | 62 |
| Inspections in connection with " Bath Room survey " | 32 |
| Inspections in connection with noise, coal dust and effluvia nuisances | 44 |
| Enquiries regarding suspected cases of food poisoning | 42 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 20 |
In addition the inspectors made 2,003 ineftectual visits (i.e. cases in which no reply was
obtained).
SUMMARY.
| Cause of Inspection. | First inspections. | Re-inspections. | Total inspections. |
|---|---|---|---|
| In consequence of Complaint | 3,410 | 14,147 | 17,563 |
| In consequence of Infectious Disease | 1 397 | 839 | 2,236 |
| House to House Inspections | 703 | 2,552 | 3,255 |
| Houses in Clearance Areas | 257 | 548 | 805 |
| Annual Cleansing Inspections | - | 12 | 12 |
| Verminous or Aped Persons | 151 | 119 | 270 |
| Rent Restriction Act Applications | 15 | — | 15 |
| Totals | 5,939 | 18,217 | 24,156 |