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
Fulham 1925
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1925
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| Soil pipes repaired | 113 |
| Eaves and downspouting repaired | 680 |
| Sinks renewed or repaired | 406 |
| W.Cs. and flushing apparatus repaired | 672 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 360 |
| Water supply provided from main | 103 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | 443 |
| Roofs, chimneys and walls repaired | 1,022 |
| Dustbins provided | 556 |
| Dampness of walls remedied | 806 |
| Internal house repairs done | 3,205 |
| Rooms cleansed | 3,833 |
| Overcrowding abated | 38 |
| Other nuisances abated | 1,314 |
The following additional matters were dealt with by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
| Number of inspections | 173 |
| Number of inspections | 1,025 |
| Complaints | 10 |
| Observations | 160 |
| Notices served | 2 |
| Number abated | 3 |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 147 | 22 | — |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 160 | 29 | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 50 | 2 | — |
| Total | 357 | 53 | — |