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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
Deptford 1902
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1902
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| Milkshops. | ||
| Number on register as transferred from London County Council | 134 | |
| Number registered during the year | 66 | |
| „ cancelled „ „ | 17 | |
| „ on register at present | 183 | |
| „ of inspections | 503 | |
| „ of infectious cases in connection with Milkshops— | 13 | |
| Small Pox | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | |
| Measles | 1 | |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | |
| Premises to cleanse | 16 | |
| Floors concreted | 4 | |
| New measures provided | 6 | |
| Drains untrapped (galley traps fixed) | 1 | |
| „ choked (cleared) | 1 | |
| „ abolished | 1 | |
| Dung accumulation removed | 1 | |
| Slaughter Houses. | ||
| Number in borough | 6 | |
| „ of inspections | 65 | |
| Limewashed | 15 | |
| Walls repaired | 1 | |
| Offensive Businesses. | ||
| Number in borough | 5 | |
| „ of inspections | 52 | |
| Limewashed | 8 | |
| Bones accumulation removed | 1 | |
| Contraventions of By-laws | 1 | |
| Legal proceedings | 1 | |
ICE CREAMS.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1892,
which came into force on November 1st, 1892, provides as
follows: —