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
Greenwich 1915
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKâcontinued.
| First Quarter. | Second. Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food. | ||||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 486 cages of dates. | 81 cases of dates. | 33 bags of raisils | Shoulder of mutton. | ||
| 1 Box of mackerel | 122 cases of dates. | 7 lbs. of apples and pears. | ||||
| 1 bag of onions. | 7 lbs. of pears. | |||||
| 2 boxes of roker wings. | 46 cases of dates. | |||||
| 1 fowl. | ||||||
| 20 bags of sultanas. | ||||||
| Notices, &c. | ||||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 195 | 386 | 235 | 236 | 1052 | |
| Houses let in lodgings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Complaints Received | 124 | 35 | 58 | 73 | 290 | |
| Complaints Attended to | 124 | 35 | 58 | 73 | 290 | |
| Verminous Houses | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 9 | |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 99 | |
| Ditto Others | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | |
| Statutory Notices re Yard Paving | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| Notices re Combined Drainage | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Ditto Houses let in lodgings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Letters Written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 87 | 45 | 175 | 39 | 346 | |
| Summonses Applied for and Issued | ... | 18 | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 26 | 25 | 6 | 36 | 93 | |