Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary | |
reasons | 9 |
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station | 1575 |
Goods destroyed after infectious cases | 21 |
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs) Act | 400 |
Special Cream samples (Milk and Cream Regulations) | — |
Unsound food, number of boxes of fruit, fish, rabbits condemned and destroyed | |
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request | 24 |
Animals destroyed in Incinerator | 2 |
Proceedings Taken :— | |
Statutory notices issued | 387 |
Intimations issued for sanitary works, etc. | 887 |
Water supply to tenement houses | 13 |
Legal proceedings taken in respect of defective sanitary | 24 |
arrangements, nuisances, etc. | |
Legal proceedings taken in respect of food adulteration | 2 |
Correspondence :— | |
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters | 699 |
Daily applications for removal of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 22 |
Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 142 |
Notifications of infectious cases sent to school authorities | 308 |
Entries in Inspectors Report Books | 834 |
Entries in Inhabitants Complaint Book | 53 |
Certificates of disinfection given | 528 |
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases | 180 |
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 146 |
Post Cards sent re samples under Sale of Foods and Drugs Act | 398 |
Dates | 1 box |
Rabbits | 226 lbs. |
Milk | 4 tins |
Cheese | 80 lbs. |
Beef | 64 St. 2 lbs. |
Mutton | 96 lbs. |
Fish | 2 trunks |
Butter | 116 lbs. |
Corned Beef | 18 lbs. |
Potatoes | 1 barrel |