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
Bermondsey 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1898
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Copies of Notification Certificates sent to Schools 845
Cases of infectious diseases reported to Superintending
Visitor of School Board ... ... 808
Notices sent to Master of Houses, infectious
diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 852
Dung pits constructed or altered in accordance
with London County Council's Bye-laws ... 50
Certificates given under Section 48 of the Public
Health Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
Inquests held ... ... ... ... ... ... 108
Post-mortems ... ... ... ... ... ... 97
Lots of bedding, etc., disinfected in disinfecting
chamber, consisting of 14,788 articles ... ... 757
Minor nuisances abated ... ... ... ... ... 372
Effective means taken to prevent dampness in
rooms ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS' ACTS. List of Articles submitted to the Public Analyst, from Lady-day, 1898, to Lady-day, 1899.
| ARTICLES. | Number of Samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Amount of Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Milk ... ... ... | 137 | 121 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Coffee ... ... ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Butter ... ... ... | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Bread ... ... ... | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Flour ... ... ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Mustard ... ... ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Sweets ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Lard ... ... ... ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| German Sausage ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Margarine ... ... ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| Vi-Cocoa ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Pepper ... ... ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ice Cream ... ... ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Raspberry Jam ... ... | 2 | 2 | .. | ... | ... | ||||
| Golden Syrup ... ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cheese ... ... ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Milk and Water ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Hop Ale ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 212 | 186 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |