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

Chelsea 1920

Annual report for 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary
reasons9
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station1575
Goods destroyed after infectious cases21
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs) Act400
Special Cream samples (Milk and Cream Regulations)—
Unsound food, number of boxes of fruit, fish, rabbits condemned and destroyedsee below
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request24
Animals destroyed in Incinerator2
Proceedings Taken :—
Statutory notices issued387
Intimations issued for sanitary works, etc.887
Water supply to tenement houses13
Legal proceedings taken in respect of defective sanitary24
arrangements, nuisances, etc.
Legal proceedings taken in respect of food adulteration2
Correspondence :—
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters699
Daily applications for removal of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board22
Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board142
Notifications of infectious cases sent to school authorities308
Entries in Inspectors Report Books834
Entries in Inhabitants Complaint Book53
Certificates of disinfection given528
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases180
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases have occurred146
Post Cards sent re samples under Sale of Foods and Drugs Act398

Table: Food Destroyed.

Food Destroyed.

Dates1 box
Rabbits226 lbs.
Milk4 tins
Cheese80 lbs.
Beef64 St. 2 lbs.
Mutton96 lbs.
Fish2 trunks
Food Condemned.
Butter116 lbs.
Corned Beef18 lbs.
Potatoes1 barrel