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

Plumstead 1898

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1898

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Table: TABLE IX.— continued.

TABLE IX.— continued.

Animals.West District Inspector.Central District Inspector.South District Inspector.From 23rd Sep. to Dec.Chief Inspector.Total
East District Inspector.
Animals kept in such a state, as to be a nuisance..852621
Water.
Defective and foul water tanks remedied13..1..317
Defective water pipes, rendering premises damp814313240
Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Company3..211218
Miscellaneous.
Obstructions of footpaths..1....1718
Number of cases of inattention to notices reported to Vestry Clerk for proceedings..........137
Summonses at the Police Court..........31
Cases of overcrowding remedied65271690
Ditches cleansed........17.17
Bakehouses cleansed twice during the year..........38
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses inspected..••..••1313
DISINFECTION.Total.
No. of houses disinfected after infectious disease513
„ cases disinfected for other parishes (Lee and Eltham)41
CLERICAL WORK.
Letters received856
„ written1188
Notifications received631
Certificates issued after disinfection2588
„ of infectious disease forwarded to schools1243
Complaints of Sanitary defects, non-removal of dust, &c.518
Written Intimation Notices2498
Statutory Notices957
Dust-bin Notices523