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 1893
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1893
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37
Counterpanes 7
Carpets, Rugs, etc. 267
Quilts 276
Other articles 1,104
8,370
Rooms fumigated 8,729
Disinfectants supplied to the poor (bottles) 1,421
(bags) 4,895
Inquests held 320
Post Mortems held 96
Intimation Notices served 3,383
Peremptory or Final Notices served 654
Infectious Patients removed to Hospital 1,107
Cautionary Notices to Schools re Infectious Sickness 3,261
Certificates of Disinfection issued 3,346
Nuisances abated (miscellaneous) 3,404
Accumulations of Dust specially removed 1,437
Condemned as unfit for human food—Fish 12 cwt.
„ „ „ Fruit 4 cwt.
„ ,, „ Other articles 28 cwt.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
J. KING WARRY, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health for Hackney.