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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
Hanover Square 1894
Medical Officer's report for the year ended 29th December, 1894
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This is usually the case, as is shown by the following table :—
Cases of Enteric Fever.
| year. | Aug., Sept. and Oct. | November and December. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases. | Average per month. | No. of Cases. | Average per month. | |
| 1891 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 1892 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 1893 | 16 | 5.3 | 18 | 9 |
| 1894 | 14 | 4.6 | 29 | 14.5 |
This follows upon the delivery of insufficiently filtered
Thames Water when the river is in flood, which was especially
noticeable last year, the samples taken in November
being very bad indeed. Some cases of this disease in
London and elsewhere were believed to have been traced to
the consumption of sewage polluted oysters, but this cause
would apply equally to September and October.
The temporary shelter which the Vestry have provided
and furnished in the basement of the offices at No. 1,
Pimlico Road, for the use of persons compelled to leave
their houses during the process of disinfection after infectious
disease, has not been occupied during the year.
Sanitary Work.
For the year ending December, 29th, 1894.
The following tables, prepared by Mr. Albert Taylor, your
Chief Sanitary Inspector, show the amount of sanitary work
done. I have added the figures for 1893 for comparison :—
Table XII.
| 1893. | 1894. | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses and Premises inspected | 1,841 | 2,042 |
| ,, j, re-inspected | 4,159 | 4,397 |
| References to Surveyor | 44 | 26 |
| Notices issued (preliminary) | 1,042 | 1,125 |
| ,, (statutory) | 145 | 113 |
| Summonses taken out | 5 | 16 |
| Convictions obtained | 5 | 16 |