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
Chelsea 1898
Annual report for 1898 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Houses and Pbemises :— | Home District. | Kensal Town. | Total. |
| *Reported on respecting nuisances complained of | 876 | 355 | 1231 |
| Reported on with reference to infectious cases | 601 | 219 | 620 |
| Cleansed, whitewashed, and repaired | 246 | 231 | 477 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 88 | 16 | 104 |
| Disinfected after zymotic diseases | 419 | 184 | 603 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| Dust-bins, new, provided | 83 | 20 | 103 |
| ,, repaired | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Underground rooms reported as occupied contrary to Act | 11 | — | 11 |
| Houses closed as unfit for human habitation | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Drainage :— | |||
| Drains opened, cleansed, and made sound „ trapped with stoneware gullies | 380 | 105 | 485 |
| Water-closets cleansed and repaired | 92 | 30 | 122 |
| ,, new pans and traps provided | 226 | 44 | 270 |
| Spout drains cleansed, repaired, or renewed | 117 | 152 | 269 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory waste pipes disconnected | 76 | 15 | 91 |
| Soil pipes ventilated or repaired | 93 | 57 | 150 |
| „ new, provided | 103 | 9 | 112 |
| New drains laid, in accordance with Vestry's regulations (including 13 systems of combined drainage) | 165 | 14 | 179 |
| Additional w.c. accommodation provided | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Water Supply :— | |||
| For domestic purposes, provided where cut off by Water Company | 22 | — | 22 |
| For water-closets, or check cisterns provided | 68 | 21 | 89 |
| Main cisterns cleansed or repaired | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| „ new, provided | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nuisances abated arising from :— | |||
| Keeping of animals | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Accumulations of manure and other filth | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Yards cleansed, paved or drained | 107 | 168 | 275 |
| Smoke | 8 | — | 8 |
| Dung pits repaired, drained, &c., or cages, &c., provided | 1 | 8 | 9 |
* This does not include re-visits to premises to ascertain works in progress, or
premises visited where no nuisances were found to exist, which, if added, would at
least treble the number of visits made.