Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Summary of Principal Items of Work for Year ending December 31st, 1909.
T able No. 34.
Description of Work. | Quarter | Total 1909. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | |||
Number inspected on complaint | 215 | 248 | 273 | 182 | 918 | |
„ ,, for special inquiry | 10 | 15 | 56 | 20 | 101 | |
„ „ from house to bouse | 224 | 269 | 167 | 183 | 843 | |
„ „ (Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
„ „ for Inland Revenue Certificate | 40 | 8 | 16 | 64 | ||
Number re-inspected | 171 | 208 | 144 | 184 | 707 | |
Number of visits to premises where works of amendment are in operation | •2236 | 2512 | 2163 | 2712 | 9,623 | |
Number of Birth Enquiries | 188 | 260 | 974 | 779 | 2,401 | |
„ Infantile Death Enquiries | 113 | 124 | 75 | 116 | 428 | |
Cases of Infectious disease visited | 344 | 237 | 214 | 180 | 975 | |
„ „ „ re-visited | 104 | 113 | 96 | 118 | 431 | |
„ „ „ removed | 287 | 190 | 159 | 138 | 774 | |
Number of rooms disinfected | 391 | 284 | 253 | 228 | 1,156 | |
Cases of Non-notifiable diseases visited | 1667 | 1905 | 979 | 929 | 5,480 | |
„ „ „ „ re-visited .. | 300 | 663 | 847 | 859 | 2,669 | |
Number of rooms disinfected after | Consumption | 4 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 90 |
Cancer | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Other Diseases | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 51 | |
Inspection of Mews, Stables, etc. | 44 | 60 | 68 | 61 | 233 | |
,, of Dairies, Milkshops, etc | 101 | 114 | 103 | 140 | 458 | |
„ of Canal Boats | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 82 | |
„ of Slaughterhouses | 72 | 57 | 39 | 45 | 213 | |
Visits re Miscellaneous subjects | 130 | 288 | 213 | 192 | 822 | |
Observations and Inspections re Smoke Nuisance | 4 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 57 | |
Number of new drains constructed | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 67' | |
„ drains amended | 42 | 32 | 25 | 46 | 145 | |
„ „ tested | 96 | 135 | 97 | 92 | 420 | |
,, „ inspected | 46 | 65 | 66 | 41 | 218 | |
„ nuisances of various descriptions abated | 331 | 393 | 404 | 395 | 1,523 | |
Sanitary notices issued | 314 | 410 | 352 | 312 | 1,388 | |
Statutory „ „ | 92 | 95 | 92 | 142 | 421 | |
„ ,, „ under the Housing of the WorkiDg Classes Aot, 1890 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | |
Number of later received | 1510 | 1059 | 1383 | 965 | 4,917 | |
„ „ written | 863 | 804 | 650 | 747 | 3,064 | |
Number of Summonses issued | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |