London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Chelsea 1919

Annual report for 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Miscellaneous:—
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary reasons1
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station445
Goods destroyed after infectious cases593
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 destroyedsee below
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request20
Animals destroyed in Incinerator28
Proceedings Taken:—
Statuary notices issued113
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 adulteration2
Correspondence:—
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters635
Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board53
Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board105
Notifications of infectious cases sent to school authorities242
Entries in Inspectors Report Books332
Entries in Inhabitants Complaint Book26
Certificates of disinfection given399
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases131
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases has occurred112
Post Cards sent re samples under Sale of Foods and Drugs Act398

Food Condemned and Destroyed.

Dates1 box.Cheese324 lbs.
Kippers10 boxes.Bacon374 lbs.
Herrings½ barrel.Ducks3.
Haddock1 trunk.Beef7st. 4 lbs.
Other Fish2 boxes.Jam511 lbs.
Rabbits141 and 61 lbs.

Food Condemned.

Milk (condensed)19 tins.
Butter100 lbs.
Eggs952.
Oatmeal2 tons 10 cwts.