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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 1927
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1927
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| Water Supply. | |
| Water supply to premises reinstated | 13 |
| Water supply provided to upper storeys of tenement houses | 1 |
| Water closets provided with water supply to flushing apparatus | 10 |
| New drinking water cisterns provided | 4 |
| Drinking water cisterns cleansed | 45 |
| Drinking water cisterns repaired | 2 |
| Drinking water cisterns provided with new covers or covers repaired | 29 |
| Smoke Nuisances. | |
| Number of observations | 17 |
| Number of complaints | 6 |
| Number of Notices | – |
| Number of Summonses | – |
| Nuisances Abated arising from— | |
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | 5 |
| Defective manure cages | 1 |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 41 |
| Dead animals | 8 |
| Overcrowding | 5 |
| Food Condemned and Destroyed. | |
| Pigs | 1 |
| Chicken | 1 |
| Haddock | 2 stones |
| Whelks | 1 bag |
| Eggs | 4 boxes |
| Salmon | 50 lb. |
| Disinfection. | |
| Premises disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, | |
| Diphtheria, etc.) | 293 |
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | 110 |
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy conditions | 131 |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 46 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 229 |
| School Notices after disinfection | 191 |
| Proceedings Taken. | |
| Intimation Notices served | 886 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 198 |
| Statutory Notices under Section 3 of Housing Act, 1925 | 18 |
| Statutory Notices under by-laws for provision of dustbins | 18 |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 311 |
| Samples of Cream taken (Milk and Cream Regulations) | 2 |
| Samples of Drugs taken | – |
| Samples (informal) purchased | 89 |
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect to defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | 5 |
| Legal proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 5 |
| Legal proceedings in respect to unsound f00d | – |
| Certificates issued in accordance with " Rent Restriction Acts " | – |
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | |
| Number of adults cleansed | – |
| Number of children cleansed | 1,023 |
| Number of rooms or premises cleansed and disinfected | 580 |
| Number of persons bathed for Scabies | – |
| Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected | 572 |
| Number of articles (various) destroyed | 266 |
| Disinfection Station Shelter. | |
| Persons accommodated— | |
| Adults | 1 |
| Children | – |
| Mortuary. | |
| Number of bodies received | 118 |
| Number of infectious bodies received | – |
| Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuary on sanitary grounds | – |