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
City of London 1895
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1895
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former complainants now appear quite
satisfied.
DEODORIZING CATCH-PITS
AND GULLIES.
These places were emptied, flushed, and
deodorised, at least once a week, during the
hot weather, the work being conducted under
the supervision of a responsible officer of
the Cleansing Department.
SANITARY STAFF.
In the summer I submitted a report shewing
the necessity for the appointment of more
sanitary inspectors in consequence pf additional
work entailed by the "Public Health
(London) Act, 1891," and in regard to
Factories and Workshops, Smoke, &c.,
recommending as under, which the court
agreed to, viz. :
That in future the Sanitary Inspectors be
graded into Two Classes.