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
Bethnal Green 1919
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919
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SHELTER, 3, ST. JAMES' ROAD.
This house is provided for the reception of contacts
and other persons displaced during the process of
disinfection, and during the year 34 persons were
temporarily accommodated.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS.
Ten adults and 9 children were cleansed at the
Disinfecting Station.
SUMMARY OF WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.
| SUMMARY OF WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS. | |
| Visits to notified cases of Infectious Disease | 1,372 |
| Complaints | 2,138 |
| House to House Inspections | 254 |
| Trade Inspections | 1,069 |
| Re-inspections | 17,523 |
| Milkshop Inspections | 595 |
| Factory and Workshop Inspections | 2,114 |
| Outworkers' Homes Inspections | 1,270 |
| Tenement House Inspections | 251 |
| New Buildings Inspections | 3 |
| Ice Cream Shop Inspections | 82 |
| Combined Drainage Inspections | — |
| Smoke Nuisances, Number of observations | 20 |
| Other Inspections or Work of Special Character | 2,036 |
| Number of Interviews at the Office | 1,722 |
| Total | 30,449 |