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
Hackney 1900
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900
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| Nuisances abated | 307 | 345 | 293 | 315 | 340 | 302 | 262 | 332 | 336 | 284 | 337 | 139 | 116 | 258 | 3966 |
| Seized and Condemned as Unfit foe Human Food— | |||||||||||||||
| Fish | 1 cwt. | 2 cwt. | 2¼ cwt. | 5 cwt. | |||||||||||
| Fruit and Vegetables | ¼ cwt. | 1 stone | 4 cwt. | ½ cwt. | ¼ cwt. | ¾ cwt. | ½ cwt. | ¼ cwt. | 2 cwt. | 1¼ cwt. | 1 stone | 6¼ cwt. | |||
| Meat | ½ cwt. | ¼ cwt. | ¼ cwt. | 3½ cwt. | ¼ cwt. | 21 cwt. | 25¾ cwt. | ||||||||
| Tin Foods | 450 | 120 | 570 | ||||||||||||
| Other Articles | 2 cwt. | 2 cwt. | |||||||||||||
| Open Spaces cleared | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| Special Reports to Medical Officer of Health | 6 | 21 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 186 | ||
| Food Adulteration— | |||||||||||||||
| Samples collected for Analysis | 54 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 58 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 600 | ||
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 85 |