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 1912
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1912
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.
| First Quarter. | Second. Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food—continued. | |||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 1 box of plaice. Carcase of ox. 99 pairs of parasitic sheeps' lungs. 102 cases of dates. 2 boxes of herrings. | 157 cases of dates. 14 2cwt. bags of dates. Box of herrings. | 33 pairs of parasitic sheeps' lungs. 8 tons of dates. 34 barrels of dates. | 155 cases of unsounc dates. 33 bags of dates. 37½ cases of currants. 218 pairs of parasitic sheeps' lungs. 141bs. of apples. | |
| Notices, &c. | |||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 409 | 105 | 347 | 402 | 1263 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 1 | ... | 16 | ... | 17 |
| Complaints Received | 66 | 79 | 104 | 71 | 320 |
| Complaints Attended to | 66 | 79 | 104 | 71 | 320 |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 107 | 108 | 49 | 74 | 338 |
| Other Notices | 20 | 38 | 13 | 34 | 105 |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 23 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 84 |
| Letters Written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 215 | 234 | 212 | 255 | 916 |
| Summonses Applied for and Issued | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 36 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 106 |