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 1892
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1892
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35
Blankets 1604
Sheets 117
Counterpanes 5
Carpets, Rugs, etc. 43
Quilts 255
Other articles 836
6790
Rooms fumigated 1923
Disinfectants supplied to the poor (bottles) 1350
(bags) 3240
Inquests held 240
Post-mortems held 35
Intimation Notices served 3927
Peremptory or Final Notices served 421
Infectious Patients removed to Hospital 769
Cautionary Notices to Schools re Infectious Sickness 1927
Nuisances abated (miscellaneous) 4234
Accumulations of dust specially removed 1652
Condemned as unfit for human food—Fish 19 cwt.
„ „ „ Fruit 5 „
„ „ „ Rabbits 32 „
| Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's Decision. |
|---|---|---|
| 10, Stockmar road | No water supply | Order to close house as uninhabitable. |
| 2, Lome Villas, Mandeville street | Bell trap | Withdrawn. |
| 3, John street, Homerton | Dirty and unwholesome rooms and defective arris gutters. | Order to do the work within 14 days. |