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
Chiswick 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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| Milliners | 8 | 33 |
| Musical Instrument Maker | 1 | 3 |
| Organ Builder | 1 | 3 |
| Patent Time Clock Maker | 1 | 14 |
| Pattern Maker | 1 | 3 |
| Photograph Works | 1 | 4 |
| Picture Frame Makers | 4 | 8 |
| Restaurants and Coffee Houses | 14 | 37 |
| Toy Manufacturer | 1 | 27 |
| Tailors | 11 | 19 |
| Umbrella Maker | 1 | 1 |
| Upholsterer | 1 | 2 |
| Watch Makers and Repairers | 6 | 12 |
| Totals | 219 | 3,070 |
Sanitary Defects and other Matters.
Want of Cleanliness 6
Defective Sanitary Accommodation 4
Other Nuisances 15
Trade Premises.
Under this heading are included dairies, cowsheds,
milk-shops, slaughterhouses, fish-shops, etc., all of
which are inspected quarterly and at other times as
occasion arises. The numbers of such premises on the
registers are given in Table 2, and I am pleased to be
able to state that there were very few violations of the
Regulations and Byelaws, and cautions were quite
sufficient to compel attention to the various requirements
of the Council.
In the early part of the year I reported that it would
be of great advantage to the district if the Council
would declare by Order the business of fish-frying to
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