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 1913
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1913
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.
| First Quarter. | Second. Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food—continued. | |||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 3 trunks of whiting and codling. Box of grapes. 8 pairs of parasitic sheeps' lungs. 91¾ cwts. of dates. | 317 cases of dates. 20 cases of currants. | Trunk of hadd'cks Bag of whelks. 73 cases of dates. Box of mack'rel | 21 pairs of parasitic sheeps' lungs. Bag of mussels. 155 cases of dates. 30 mack'rel 141bs. of mutton and beef (pieces). 2 boxes of Codfish | |
| Notices, &c. | |||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 409 | 367 | 280 | 285 | 1341 |
| Houses let in lodgings | ... | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Complaints Received | 91. | 138 | 94 | 124 | 447 |
| Complaints Attended to | 91 | 138 | 94 | 124 | 447 |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 94 | 89 | 43 | 37 | 263 |
| Other Notices | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 84 |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 44 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 109 |
| Letters Written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 189 | 88 | 174 | 227 | 678 |
| Summonses Applied for and Issued | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | 12 |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | 11 |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 37 | 44 | 23 | 41 | 145 |