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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 1935
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935
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| Nuisances abated arising from :— | |
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | — |
| Defective manure cages | — |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 10 |
| Overcrowding | 10 |
| Rat nuisance | 90 |
| Underground rooms. | — |
| 3 | |
| 2 stone of Beef. 17 stone of Fish. | |
| 17 lbs. Walnuts. | |
| Rooms disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 267 |
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | 87 |
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy condition | 502 |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 151 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 237 |
| School notices after disinfection | 225 |
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 140 |
| Proceedings taken. | |
| Intimation Notices served | 465 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 66 |
| Statutory Notices under Section 17 of Housing Act, 1930 | — |
| Statutory Notices under byelaws for provision of dustbins | 3 |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under the Food and | |
| Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 363 |
| Samples of cream taken | 6 |
| Samples of drugs taken | 9 |
| Samples (informal) purchased | 37 |
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect of defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | |
| Legal proceedings under Milk and Dairies Amendment Act, 1922 | — |
| Legal proceedings in respect of unsound food | — |
| Certificates issued in accordance with " Rent Restrictions Act " | 1 |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book | 546 |
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | |
| Number of adults cleansed | 7 |
| Number of children cleansed | 527 |
| Number of rooms or premises cleansed or disinfected | 920 |
| Number of persons treated for Scabies | 11 |
| Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected | 5,151 |
| Number of articles (various) destroyed) | 480 |
| Persons accommodated :— | |
| Adults | — |
| Children | — |
| Mortuary. | |
| Number of bodies received | 11 |
| Number of infectious bodies received | — |
| Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuary on Sanitary grounds | — |
| Number of bodies detained in Mortuary Chapel | 7 |