Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1899
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TABLE IX —
Animals. | West District Inspector. | Central District Inspector. | South District Inspector. | East District Inspector. | Chief Inspector. | Total |
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Animals kept in such a state, as to be a nuisance | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
Accumulations of manure removed | — | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 15 |
Water. | ||||||
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | — | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Defective water pipes, rendering premises damp | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 54 |
Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Company | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
MISCELLANEOUS. | Total. | |||||
Obstructions of footpaths | 20 | |||||
Number of cases of inattention to notices reported to Vestry Clerk for proceedings | 176 | |||||
Summonses at the Police Court | 59 | |||||
Ditches cleansed Bakehouses cleansed twice during the year | 23 38 | |||||
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses inspected during the year | 13 | |||||
Notices under Bye-laws, Tents and Vans | 25 | |||||
DISINFECTION. | ||||||
No. of houses disinfected after Infectious disease | 885 | |||||
„ cases disinfected for other parishes (Lee and Eltham) | 45 | |||||
CLERICAL WORK. | ||||||
Letters received | 1164 | |||||
„ written | 1775 | |||||
Notifications received | 985 | |||||
Certificates issued after disinfection | 2703 | |||||
,, of infectious disease forwarded to schools | 1660 | |||||
Complaints of Sanitary defects | 343 | |||||
„ non-removal of dust | 261 | |||||
Written Intimation Notices | 2551 | |||||
Statutory Notices | 757 |