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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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74 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1930.
Table XXXVI. gives full details of the inspections carried
out by the District Inspectors.
TABLE XXXVI.
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To investigate complaints | 5698 | 17304 | 23002 | |
| House-to-House inspections | 2957 | 12062 | 15019 | |
| Infective Diseases:— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 2203 | 872 | 3075 | |
| Measles | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 28 | 43 | |
| Other infective diseases | 812 | 35 | 847 | |
| Verminous cond„ions | 189 | 254 | 443 | |
| Offensive Trades | No. of Premises 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Piggeries | 9 | 85 | 1 | 86 |
| Factories, workshops, etc. | 1959 | 1784 | 49 | 1833 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 266 | 36 | 83 | 119 |
| Rag and bone stores | 21 | 26 | — | 26 |
| San„ary conveniences | 172 | 1094 | 36 | 1130 |
| Mews and stables | 131 | 300 | 4 | 304 |
| Other inspections | 6308 | 222 | 6530 | |
| Total | 21,517 | 30,953 | 52,470 | |
| Smoke observations | 47 | — | 47 | |
| Legal proceedings, A„endances at Court | 43 | — | 43 | |