Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XI. Number of Inspections, &c., Made; Notices Served; Letters Sent; and Sanitary Works Carried Out.
1901. | 1902. | 1903. | ||
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Number of Inspections | 6320 | 8557 | 8002 | |
„ Re-inspections | 7532 | 11282 | 13865 | |
„ Intimation Notices issued | 1208 | 1763 | 1037 | |
„ Statutory Notices issued | 530 | 358 | 366 | |
,, Letters issued (excluding all " circulars) | 955 | 1208 | 2408 | |
Number of Notifications of infectious disease sent to "Head Teachers" of Schools in 1903 | 338 | |||
1903. | ||||
Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 255 | |||
Dampness in houses or parts of houses abated | 73 | |||
Dilapidated „ „ „ repaired | 53 | |||
Inlets or surface drains trapped | 32 | |||
Improperly constructed water closets altered | 24 | |||
Defective water closets repaired or renewed | 680 | |||
Water closets unstopped | 48 | |||
Improperly placed water closets removed | 24 | |||
External ventilation provided to water closets | 45 | |||
Water closet accommodation provided | 85 | |||
Soil pipes repaired, renewed or ventilated | 357 | |||
Improperly placed gully trap removed | 37 | |||
Gully trap cleansed | 66 | |||
Yards drained | 19 | |||
Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed | 413 | |||
„ „ lavatories disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed | 153 | |||
,,,, baths ,, ,, ,, | 93 | |||
Water cisterns repaired or renewed | 21 | |||
Accumulations or deposits of refuse, manure, &c., removed | 417 | |||
Foul or defective dustbins or ashpits abolished | 63 | |||
Foul drains cleansed | 61 | |||
Defective drains amended or reconstructed | 605 | |||
Drains unstopped | 109 | |||
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 93 | |||
„ „ „ soil pipes | 22 | |||
„ repaired or renewed | 47 |