London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1911
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—
| First Quarter. | | Second. Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food—continued. | |||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 1 box of herrings. | 1 kit of mackerel | 1 trunk of chats. | 70 pairs parasitic sheeps' lungs. | |
| 20 parasitic sheeps' lungs. | 2 boxes of roker wings. | 1 box of hadd'cks | |||
| 1 barrel of crabs. | 16 sacks of damaged currants | ||||
| 1 bag of whelks. | |||||
| 24 parasitic sheeps' lungs. | 242 cases of damaged sultanas | ||||
| 108 marrows | |||||
| 1 box of skate wings. | |||||
| Notices, &c. | |||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 394 | 378 | 315 | 352 | 1439 |
| Complaints Received | 64 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 319 |
| Complaints Attended to | 64 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 319 |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 155 | 92 | 103 | 95 | 445 |
| Other Notices | 8 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 47 |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 11 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 51 |
| Letters Written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 88 | 151 | 103 | 210 | 552 |
| Summonses Applied for and Issued | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 39 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 155 |