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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| Miscellaneous:— | Home District. | Kansal Town. | Total. |
| Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary reasons | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station | 1551 | 23 | 1574 |
| Goods destroyed after infectious cases | 63 | — | 63 |
| Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs Act) Unsound Food. Number of boxes of fruit, | 112 | 44 | 156 |
| &c., condemned and destroyed | 125 | — | 125 |
| Pboceedings taken :— Notices issued for sanitary works, &c., including infectious diseases notices | 1229 | 385 | 1614 |
| Legal proceedings in respect of defective sanitary arrangements, nuisances, &c. | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Legal proceedings in respect of food adulteration | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| cokkesl'ondence :— | |||
| Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters, including those of Medical Officer of Health | 517 | 324 | 841 |
| Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 246 | — | 246 |
| Notification of infectious cases sent to School Authorities ...... ...... | 363 | 145 | 508 |
| Entries in Inspectors' Report Books | 896 | 336 | 1232 |
| „ Inhabitants' Complaint Book | 42 | — | 42 |
| Certificates of Disinfection given | 420 | 94 | 514 |
| Certificates of Infectious diseases for removal cases | 352 | 78 | 430 |
The cow-houses and slaughter-houses were inspected by a Subcommittee
of the Works and General Purposes Committee and
Medical Officer of Health prior to licenses being renewed in October
last, and a list of the retail bakehouses under inspection in Chelsea
forms a separate Appendix.
Sanitary Inspectors,
ALEXANDER GRANT,
WILLIAM CHAS. LIGHTFOOT (Resigned),
FREDERICK F. FLINN (Resigned),
GEO. R. METZLER, Home District.
J. W. KING,
JAMES JOHN MACKAY, Kensal Town.