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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

Holborn 1907

Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE VISanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.

TABLE VI

Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Inspections, &c.

Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Larard.Inspectors Lovibond and Orange.†Whole Borough.
Complaints6276945237
Inspections.Infectious Diseases108120115258601
Dwelling Houses2692321576011,234
Lodging Houses2972433544311,325
Common Lodging Houses463553—134
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops296221361—878
Ice Cream—Manufacture or Storage27109—118
Slaughter-houses—16——16
Market Streets33369319—711
Butchers' Shops299216209—724
Bakehouses7913079—288
Laundries1412531
Other Food Shops4902482861121,136
Other Workshops21725074128669
Out-Workers' Rooms and Registers142938195276
Workplaces69181945276
Factories23155—79
Schools22——4
Smoke shafts31091—104
Urinals16823—92
Miscellaneous16651482267
Periodical Inspections8491,612999—3,4601
Dust86171242283
Mews7708—85
Total Inspections3,6473,8133,5971,73412,791
No. of Re-Inspections1,0331,8047891,3034,929
Visits other than Inspections and Re-Inspections670901£867133,170
Total5,3606,5185,2723,75020,890

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* The majority of these are weekly inspections of Registered Lodging Houses.
† Appointed, 24th July 1907, to succeed Miss Lovibond on her appointment as one of
H.M. Inspectors of Factories.