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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 1923
Annual report for 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Number of premises where special investigations were carried out in connection with rat infestation | 23 | ||
| Number of basements in Borough used as dwelling places | 4874 | ||
| Number of basements with ceilings at or below street level | 604 equals 12.4 per cent. | ||
| Number of basements with areas not exceeding 3 feet in width | 592 „ 12·1 „ | ||
| Number of basements with areas over 3 feet but not exceeding 4 feel in width | 1254 „ 25·7 „ | ||
| Areas over 4 feet in width | 3029 „ 62·2 „ | ||
| Premises disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 191 | ||
| Rooms disinfected after Tubercular diseases | 110 | ||
| Rooms disinfected for verminous and filthy conditions | 52 | ||
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 25 | ||
| Water Supply.:— | |||
| Water supply to premises reinstated | 18 | ||
| Water supply provided to upper storeys of tenement houses | 3 | ||
| Water closets provided with water supply or flushing apparatus repaired | 146 | ||
| Drinking water cisterns cleansed and repaired | 38 | ||
| Drinking water cisterns provided with new covers or covers repaired | 32 | ||
| Inspections of Special Premises:- | |||
| No. on Register at end of 1923. | No. of Inspections | No. of Prosecutions. | |
| Cowsheds | – | – | – |
| Slaughter Houses | 3 | 79 | – |
| Milk shops | 72 | 168 | – |
| Ice Cream Premises | 59 | 81 | – |
| Bakehouses | 26 | 54 | – |
| Houses let in lodgings | – | – | – |
| Offensive trades | – | – | – |
| No. of Inspections | |||
| Restaurant kitchens | 40 | ||
| Food premises other than above | 63 | ||
| Stables | 38 | ||
| Marine store dealers' premises | 22 | ||
| Workshops and Factories | 704 | ||
| Smoke Nuisances. | |||
| Number of observations | 11 | ||
| Number of complaints | 3 | ||
| Number of Notices | – | ||
| Number of Summonses | – | ||