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
St Pancras 1896
Report by the Medical Officer of Health upon bye-laws for houses let in lodgings or tenement-houses
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TABLE No . 6.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Visits and 1nspections. | Re-Inspections after 1ntimation Notices, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child, | Totals. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | |
| Milkshops | 131 | 450 | 581 | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Dairies | 196 | 23 | 219 | — | — | — |
| Cowsheds | 5 | 59 | 64 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises of Milk Purveyors | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Margarine Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 23 | 122 | 145 | — | — | — |
| Slaughter Houses | 9 | 217 | 226 | — | — | — |
| Premises where Prepared Meats are made (sausages, pies, tripe, cooked meat, &c.) | 16 | 215 | 231 | — | — | — |
| Butchers' Shops | 10 | 314 | 324 | — | — | — |
| Fishmongers' Shops | 56 | 115 | 171 | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curer's premises | 49 | 157 | — | — | — | |
| Marketing Places | 1708 | 1376 | 3084 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Other Visits | 45 | 1 16 | 161 | — | — | — |
| Total | 2250 | 3171 | 5421 | 1 | - | 1 |
| SAMPLES, &c., TAKEN. | Formal Samples Informal Samples | |||||
| No, of Milk samples | ||||||
| ,, Cream samples | 179 | 187 | 366 | — | — | — |
| ,, Butter aid Margarine samples | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, Other samples (specified below)— | 100 | 96 | 196 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Lard | 4 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 16 | 15 | 31 | — | _ | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Flowers of Sulphur | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | _— |
| Olive Oil | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 11 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 13 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | . — |
| Fish Paste | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Garlic Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _— |
| Baking Powder | 11 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Egg Powder | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Total | 375 | 373 | 748 | — | 2 | 2 |
| UNSOUND FOOD | Surr Ende Red | Seized | ||||
| No, of surrenders and seizures:— | ||||||
| Meat, &c. | 1 | 4 | 5 | —_ | 1 | 1 |
| Fish | 6 | 1 | 71 | —_ | — | — |
| Other Foods (specified below):- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fruit | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Eggs | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Cream (Tins of) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Greens | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Liver and Garlic Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 20 | 32 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Inspections of Registered Canal Boats | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — |