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 1923

Annual report for 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Continued. Nuisances abated arising from :—

Continued. Nuisances abated arising from :—

Keeping animals in an improper manner or place64
Accumulations of manure or refuse60
Overcrowding7
Underground Rooms:—
Illegal occupation discontinued1
Cases of overcrowding and underground rooms illegally occupied not yet abated owing to difficulty in securing other accommodation:— Overcrowding6
Underground rooms1
Food Condemned and Destroyed:—
Fish54 stone
Beef1 whole carcase (about 17 cwts.)
Proceedings taken:—
Intimation Notices served928
Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891261
Statutory Notices under Section 28 of Housing, Town Planning Act, 19194
Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for paving yards and open spaces30
Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for provision of dust bins53
Total number of Samples purchased for analysis under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts400
Samples of cream taken (Milk and Cream Regulations)18
Samples of Drugs purchased34
Informal samples purchased6
Legal Proceedings instituted in respect to defective sanitary conditions and nuisances under Public Health (London) Act22
Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts8
Legal Proceedings in respect of unsound food–
Certificates issued in accordance with "Rents Restriction Act"–
Correspondence:—
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters780
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books981
Entries in Inhabitants' Complaints Book57
Notification of Infectious cases sent to School Authorities223
Notification of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board157
Certificates of disinfection given376
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases87