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

Chelsea 1921

Annual report for 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Miscellaneous :—
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary reasons2
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station769
Goods destroyed after infectious cases91
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs) Act400
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 request—
Animals destroyed in Incinerator22
Proceedings Taken :—
Statutory notices issued292
Intimations issued for sanitary works, etc.1015
Water supply to tenement houses—
Legal proceedings taken in respect of defective sanitary arrangements, nuisances, etc.7
Legal proceedings taken in respect of food adulteration2
Correspondence:—
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters896
Daily applications for removal of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board35
Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board145
Notifications of infectious cases sent to school authorities371
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books1029
Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book56
Certificates of disinfection given629
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases170
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases have occurred146
Post Cards sent re samples under Sale of Food and Drugs Act.398

Table: Food Destroyed :—

Food Destroyed :—

Bacon28 lbs.
Babbits5 lbs.
Tomatoes4 cases
Plums1 basket
Beef8 lbs.
Chestnuts3 bags
Fish13 stone, 2 boxes, 2 sacks
Food Condemned:—
Kippers6 boxes
Fish12 st., 8 lbs.