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 1923
Annual report for 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Proceedings Taken. | |
| Intimation Notices served | 731 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 180 |
| Statutory Notices under Section 28 of Housing, Town Planning, Act, 1919 | __ |
| Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for paving yards and open spaces | 19 |
| Statutory Notices under Bye-laws for provision of dust bins | 33 |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 391 |
| Samples (Informal) purchased | 9 |
| Samples of cream taken (Milk and Cream Regulations) | 6 |
| Samples of Drugs purchased | 4 |
| Legal Proceedings instituted in respect to defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | __ |
| Legal proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 1 |
| Legal proceedings in respect of unsound food | __ |
| Certificates issued in accordance with "Bents Restriction Act" | 1 |
| Correspondence. | |
| Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters | 405 |
| Entries in Inspectors' Beport Books | 740 |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaints Book | 47 |
| Notifications of infectious cases sent to School Authorities | 199 |
| Notifications of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board | 352 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 309 |
| Certificates of infectious disease for removal cases | 54 |
| Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 36 |
| Post cards sent re samples under sale of food drugs Act | 387 |
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | |
| Number of Adults cleansed | 4 |
| Number of Children cleansed | 609 |
| Number of rooms or premises cleansed and disinfected | 428 |
| Number of persons bathed for Scabies | 14 |
| Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected | 735 |
| Number of articles (various) destroyed | 148 |
| Disinfecting Station Shelter. | |
| Persons accommodated | 9 |
| Mortuary. | |
| Number of bodies received | 91 |
| Number of infectious bodies received | __ |
| Number of bodies removed to Mortuary for Sanitary reasons | 1 |