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 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspectors Lovibond and Orange.† | Whole Borough. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complaints | 62 | 76 | 94 | 5 | 237 | |
Inspections. | Infectious Diseases | 108 | 120 | 115 | 258 | 601 |
Dwelling Houses | 269 | 232 | 157 | 601 | 1,234 | |
Lodging Houses | 297 | 243 | 354 | 431 | 1,325 | |
Common Lodging Houses | 46 | 35 | 53 | — | 134 | |
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 296 | 221 | 361 | — | 878 | |
Ice Cream—Manufacture or Storage | 2 | 7 | 109 | — | 118 | |
Slaughter-houses | — | 16 | — | — | 16 | |
Market Streets | 333 | 69 | 319 | — | 711 | |
Butchers' Shops | 299 | 216 | 209 | — | 724 | |
Bakehouses | 79 | 130 | 79 | — | 288 | |
Laundries | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 31 | |
Other Food Shops | 490 | 248 | 286 | 112 | 1,136 | |
Other Workshops | 217 | 250 | 74 | 128 | 669 | |
Out-Workers' Rooms and Registers | 14 | 29 | 38 | 195 | 276 | |
Workplaces | 69 | 18 | 194 | 5 | 276 | |
Factories | 23 | 1 | 55 | — | 79 | |
Schools | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
Smoke shafts | 3 | 10 | 91 | — | 104 | |
Urinals | 1 | 68 | 23 | — | 92 | |
Miscellaneous | 166 | 51 | 48 | 2 | 267 | |
Periodical Inspections | 849 | 1,612 | 999 | — | 3,4601 | |
Dust | 86 | 171 | 24 | 2 | 283 | |
Mews | 7 | 70 | 8 | — | 85 | |
Total Inspections | 3,647 | 3,813 | 3,597 | 1,734 | 12,791 | |
No. of Re-Inspections | 1,033 | 1,804 | 789 | 1,303 | 4,929 | |
Visits other than Inspections and Re-Inspections | 670 | 901 | £86 | 713 | 3,170 | |
Total | 5,360 | 6,518 | 5,272 | 3,750 | 20,890 |
* 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.