London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Plumstead 1894

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE IX.—continued.

Inspections and Results.Special in both Districts.Total
WestEast
Animals.
Accumulations of manure removed322934
Animals kept in such a state, as to be a nuisance47516
Water.
Defective and foul rain water tanks remedied13..316
Defective water pipes flooding premises remedied23231056
Insufficient supply for domestic purposes1311529
Miscellaneous.
Seizures of unsound food....33
Obstructions of footpaths....1010
Summonses at the Police Court....1818
Cases of overcrowding remedied61714
Ditches cleansed Bakehouses cleansed23....99 23
DISINFECTION.Total
No of houses disinfected after infectious disease679
„ Cases disinfected for other parishes (Lee & Eltham)66
CLERICAL WORK.
Letters received745
„ written924
Notifications received713
Certificates issued after disinfection2716
Certificates of infectious disease forwarded to schools1193 2756