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
Plumstead 1893
Annual report 1893-94
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TABLE X.—Continued.
| House to House Inspection. | Special in both Districts. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | East | ||||
| Water. | |||||
| Combined cisterns for sanitary and domestic purposes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Defective and foul rain water tanks | 20 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| Defective water pipes flooding premises | 32 | 141 | 11 | 184 | |
| Samples taken for Analysis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |
| Insufficient supply for domestic purposes | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| Miscellaneous. | |||||
| Seizures of unsound food | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
| Obstructions of footpaths | 12 | 15 | 35 | 62 | |
| Summons for non-compliance with notices | 11 | 3 | 21 | 35 | |
| Visits to Churchyard(re order in Council) | .. | .. | 103 | 103 | |
| Cases of overcrowding remedied | .. | 22 | .. | 22 | |
| Ditches cleansed | .. | 1 | 29 | 30 | |
| Bakehouses cleansed | 21 | 11 | .. | 32 | |
| Offensive trades abolished | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Cowhouses cleansed | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | |
| DISINFECTION. | Total. | ||||
| No. of bouses disinfected after infectious disease | 612 | ||||
| ,, cases disinfected for other parishes (Lee & Eltham) | 78 | ||||
| ,, articles disinfected—Beds 1000. Palliasses 1159. Blankets 1155. Pillows 1465. Sheets 648. Bolsters 571. Quilts 568. Mattresses 74. Sundries (clothes, &c.) 7070 | 13,716 | ||||
| CLERICAL WORK. | |||||
| Letters received | 1142 | ||||
| ,, written | 1169 | ||||
| Notifications received | 897 | ||||
| Certificates issued after disinfection | 2299 | ||||
| Certificates of infectious disease forwarded to schools | 1292 | ||||
| Notices for sanitary defects | 3053 | ||||