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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
Wandsworth 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Murder Haemorrhage from Cord being cut, and want of attention at Birth | 1 | 1 | |
| Open Verdicts Suffocation,but no evidence to show separate existence | 1 | 1 | |
| Pistol Wound, but no evidence to by whom caused or how | 1 | ||
| Found Drewned | 1 | 4 | |
| — 19 | — 13 | — 32 |
There were five deaths registered on the authority of
the Coroner without medical certificate or inquest. Last
year there were 19 deaths so registered.
General Sanitary Proceedings.
Disinfection
During the year, 328 rooms in 243 houses were
disinfected by sulphur fumigation. In addition,
rooms in 15 houses were certified by the medical practioner
in attendance to have been disinfected to his satisfaction.
257 lots of bedding were disinfected by steam by the
contractor.
No further steps have been taken in the direction of
providing a disinfecting apparatus; the difficulty in finding
a site having up to now proved insuperable.
Notices were served to strip and cleanse 324 rooms
after infectious disease, and in 67 cases the work was done
bv the Board's emoloves.
Unsound Food.
The following articles were found to be unsound
and unfit for food and were destroyed. In
no instance were they attempted to be sold as food but were
brought to us by the retailer, so that no proceedings were
taken. The list comprises:—4½ barrels of apples, 1 box