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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
Chelsea 1932
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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Nuisances abated arising from:-
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | 2 |
| Defective manure cases | — |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 11 |
| Overcrowding | 20 |
| Rat nuisance | 76 |
| Underground rooms | — |
| Beef 134 lbs. Meat | 340 lbs. |
| Disinfection. | |
| Premises disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 263 |
| Rooms disinfected after Tubercolous disease | 72 |
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy conditions | 281 |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 122 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 240 |
| School notices after disinfection | 279 |
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases | |
| have occurred | 160 |
| Intimation Notices served. _ | 575 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | |
| Statutory Notices under Sectioan 17 of Housing Act, 1930 | — |
| Statutory Notices under bylaws for provision of dustbins | 7 |
| Total number of samles purchased for analysis under the Food and | |
| Drugs (Adulteration Act | 357 |
| Samples of cream taken | |
| Samples of drugs taken ____ | 11 |
| Samples (informal; purchased | 44 |
| Legal proceedings in sutuated respect of defective sanitary conditions | |
| and nuisances | 7 |
| Legal proceedings under food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | — |
| Legal proceedings in respect of unsound food ... | — |
| Certificates issued in acordance with " Rent Restrictions Act " | — |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book | 350 |
| Number of adults cleansed | 11 |
| Number of childrencleansed | 661 |
| Number of rooms or premise cleansed or disinfected | 740 |
| Number of persons tread for Scabies | 20 |
| Number of articles bedding etc. disinfected | 4,783 |
| Number of articles (various destroyed | 426 |
| Persons accommodated — | |
| Adults | 1 |
| Children | — |
| Number of bodies received- | 30 |
| Number of infectious received | — |
| Number of bodies removed IB Public Mortuary on Sanitary grounds | — |
| Number of bodies detarned Mortuary Chapel | 20 |