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 1916
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916
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Summary of Sanitary Work - Continued.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quaiter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food. | |||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 14 lbs. Apples 4 16/469 Outrs. "heat. | 300 cases of dates. 1 box Mackerel. | 368 bags cur-rents. 377 cases of currants. | 160 lbs. damaged wheat. 148 bags of currants. | |
| 60 Cases of currants. | 7 lbs. of Apples 484 cases of currants | 3 cases of sultanas. 3 bags of sultanas. | 5 oases of currants. 102 Pkts Baking Powder. | ||
| 1 Barrel of Apples | 1 Qtr. damaged Wheat. 1 Cwt. 18 lbs. damaged Wheat. | ||||
| 382 lbs. damaged Wheat. 1 Box Dabs. | |||||
| Notices, &c. | |||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act 1891,(Section 3) | 174 | 210 | 217 | 255 | 856 |
| Houses let in lodgings | - | - | - | - | - |
| Complaints Received | 112 | 99 | 95 | 117 | 423 |
| Complaints Attended to | 112 | 99 | 95 | 117 | 423 |
| Verminous Houses | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 85 |
| Ditto Others | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| Statutory Notices re Yard Paving | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| Notices re Combined Drainage | - | 6 | - | - | - |
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