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
Hackney 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1898
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| Proceedings taken before Magistrate or justices under the SanitaryActs | 16 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 113 | |
| Nuisances abated | 211 | 371 | 221 | 469 | 409 | 292 | 338 | 283 | 414 | 315 | 373 | 265 | 114 | 4075 |
| Seized and Condemned as Unfit forHuman Food— | ||||||||||||||
| Fish | ½ cwt. | ½ cwt. | 4 cwt. | |||||||||||
| Fruit and Vegetables | 15 lbs. | 19 lbs. | 10 lbs. | 5 cwt. 1 stone | ½ cwt. | ½ cwt. | ¾ cwt. | 4 cwt. | 1½ cwt. | 6 lbs. | 3 cwt. | 16½ cwt. | ||
| Meat | 1½ cwt. | ½ cwt. | ½ cwt. | 22 lbs. | ½ cwt. | 2 cwt. | 1 cwt. | 5 cwt. | 11¼ cwt. | |||||
| Other Articles | ||||||||||||||
| Open Spaces cleared | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 34 | |||||
| Special Reports to Medical Officer of Health | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 82 | |||
| Food Adulteration— | ||||||||||||||
| Samples collected for Analysis | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | 33 | 33 |