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 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Alcoholism 29
Cancer 29
Sudden and Violent Deaths 30
Inquests 30
The Public Mortuary 30
Disinfections 30
Shelter 31
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 31
Bacteriology 31
Housing of the Working Classes Acts 32
Ditto ditto Part I. Warner Street (Italian Colony) Area 32
Ditto ditto „ Union Buildings Area 36
Ditto ditto Part III. Beid's Brewery Site 36
Premises Closed Voluntarily, Demolished, Bebuilt, &c. 36
Sanitary Work 38
House to House Inspections 38
Water Supply to New Buildings 40
Ditto to Tenement Houses 40
By-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings 40
Overcrowding 41
Houses infested with Vermin 41
Bemoval of House Befuse 41
Bemoval of Manure 42
Common Lodging Houses 42
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces 43
Bakehouses 44
Examination of Food 44
Places where Food is Prepared for Sale 45
Slaughter Houses 45
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops 45
Ice Cream 46
Unsound Food 46
Smoke Abatement 46
Meteorology 47
APPENDICES.
Table I. Vital Statistics of whole Borough during 1906, and previous ten
years 48
Table II. Vital Statistics of whole Borough and separate Localities in 1906
and previous ten years 49
Table III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1906 50
Table IV. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1906 51
Table V. Infantile Mortality during the year 1906 52
Table VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work—Inspections, &c. 53
Table VII. Ditto ditto Notices, &c. 54
Table VIII. Proceedings during 1906 55
Table IX. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework—
(1) Inspections 56
(2) Defects found 56
(3) Homework 57
(4) Begistered Workshops 58
(5) Other matters 58
Table X. Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 59
Table XI. Legal Proceedings under the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1902 59
Table XII. Legal Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 59, 60
Table XIII. Meteorology 60