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
Surbiton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Included in the ??? are the following
classified visits:-
Visits to food premises. 320
Visits to cowsheds, dairies, ??? and
milk vehicles. 54
Visits to bakehouses. 15
Visits to fish friers' promises. 17
Visits to factories. 54
Visits to outworkors' promises. 18
Visits re overcrowding. 17
Visits re cases of infectious diseases
(including tuberculosis and scabies) 170
Visits re food poisoning. 18
Interviews with owners, trades men, etc. 598
Visits re Food and Drugs Act-. 172
Visits to Council house applicants. 36
Visits to slaughterhouses. 11
Visits re dangerous structures. 20
Visits re Shops Acts. 19
Visits to Schools. 15
Smoke observations. 11
Visits to urinals and public conveniences. 17
Visits to caravans. 15
Visits to icerean promises and vehicles. 59
TESTING OF DRAINS AID SANITARY FITTINGS.
Drains tested with water. 64
Drains tested by other metheds. 11
Drainage systems exposed for examinption under
section 48 of the Public Health Act. 1936. 2
NOTICES SERVED.
| Informal and verbal notices. | 270 |
| Statutory notices under section 157 of the Housing Act, 1936, to other premises. | 1 |
| Statutory notices under section 157(d) of the Housing Act, 1936, to enter premises to take measurements of rooms of a house. | 1 |
| Statutory notices under section 168 of the Housing Act, 1956, requiring information as to ownership of premises. | 1 |
| Statutory notices under section 9 of the housing Act 1936, to make promises ??? fir for human habitation. | 3 |
| Statutory notices under section39of the Public Health Act, 1936, requiring drainage works in existing buildings. | 11 |
| Statutory notices under section 93 of the Public Health Act, 1936, to abate nuisances. | 8 |
| Statutory notices under section 277 of the Public Health Act, 1935, requiring information as to ownership of premises. | 32 |
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