Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Continued. Nuisances abated arising from :—
Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | 64 |
Accumulations of manure or refuse | 60 |
Overcrowding | 7 |
Underground Rooms:— | |
Illegal occupation discontinued | 1 |
Cases of overcrowding and underground rooms illegally occupied not yet abated owing to difficulty in securing other accommodation:— Overcrowding | 6 |
Underground rooms | 1 |
Food Condemned and Destroyed:— | |
Fish | 54 stone |
Beef | 1 whole carcase (about 17 cwts.) |
Proceedings taken:— | |
Intimation Notices served | 928 |
Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 261 |
Statutory Notices under Section 28 of Housing, Town Planning Act, 1919 | 4 |
Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for paving yards and open spaces | 30 |
Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for provision of dust bins | 53 |
Total number of Samples purchased for analysis under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 400 |
Samples of cream taken (Milk and Cream Regulations) | 18 |
Samples of Drugs purchased | 34 |
Informal samples purchased | 6 |
Legal Proceedings instituted in respect to defective sanitary conditions and nuisances under Public Health (London) Act | 22 |
Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 8 |
Legal Proceedings in respect of unsound food | – |
Certificates issued in accordance with "Rents Restriction Act" | – |
Correspondence:— | |
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters | 780 |
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books | 981 |
Entries in Inhabitants' Complaints Book | 57 |
Notification of Infectious cases sent to School Authorities | 223 |
Notification of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 157 |
Certificates of disinfection given | 376 |
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases | 87 |