Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Miscellaneous:— | |
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary reasons | 1 |
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station | 445 |
Goods destroyed after infectious cases | 593 |
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 | 20 |
Animals destroyed in Incinerator | 28 |
Proceedings Taken:— | |
Statuary notices issued | 113 |
Intimations issued for sanitary works, etc. | 458 |
Water supply to tenement houses | — |
Legal proceedings taken in respect of defective sanitary arrangements, nuisances, etc. | 9 |
Legal proceedings taken in respect of food adulteration | 2 |
Correspondence:— | |
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters | 635 |
Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 53 |
Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 105 |
Notifications of infectious cases sent to school authorities | 242 |
Entries in Inspectors Report Books | 332 |
Entries in Inhabitants Complaint Book | 26 |
Certificates of disinfection given | 399 |
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases | 131 |
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases has occurred | 112 |
Post Cards sent re samples under Sale of Foods and Drugs Act | 398 |
Dates | 1 box. | Cheese | 324 lbs. |
Kippers | 10 boxes. | Bacon | 374 lbs. |
Herrings | ½ barrel. | Ducks | 3. |
Haddock | 1 trunk. | Beef | 7st. 4 lbs. |
Other Fish | 2 boxes. | Jam | 511 lbs. |
Rabbits | 141 and 61 lbs. |
Milk (condensed) | 19 tins. |
Butter | 100 lbs. |
Eggs | 952. |
Oatmeal | 2 tons 10 cwts. |