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

Holborn 1926

Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Mr. BennettMr. ClarkMr. LarardMiss Charles, worthMiss ShinnieMiss StockwellTotal
Brought forward1,8171,3852,0359160—5,418
Miscellaneous—
Black smoke13653151.........340
Dust, Special Inspections10013236.........268
Bats and Mice (Destruction) Act7990121.........290
Public Urinals and Lavatories ....1...12......13
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, sampling178213235.........626
Other Inspections Periodical Inspections:1......28...635
Includes W.C. and yards, dust bins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other suitable buildings1,7132,2992,901.........6,913
Keeping of Animals323.........8
Re-Inspections—
Houses72590452738......2,194
Factories...316.........19
Workshops and Workplaces ...53931079......267
Miscellaneous2......7271221366
Visits re Infectious Diseases5514410828120522815
Do. on School Reports......1.........1
Tuberculosis—First visits21............3
Do. Re-visits13............4
Scabies......1358246
Vermin...............1616
Other Visits—
Police Courts323.........8
Various1582952293...l686
Maternity—
Visits: ††Children under 1 year.........229103170502
Do. 1 to 5 years.........102617
Expectant Mothers.........65111985
Re-visits.........8504441,1052,399
Do. Expectant Mothers ............3082260
Other Maternity Visits.........1054718170
Attendances at Maternity Centres.........18360111354
Total5,0615,6206,4742,0311,0191,71821,923

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†All outworkers' rooms in houses let in lodgings (these comprise the larger majority), have
been inspected but the visits have been counted under inspections of houses let in lodgings.
†† See page 83.
The total number of notices served for nuisances found in dwelling houses
and factories, workshops and workplaces, and premises subject to various By-laws,
including 577 notices requiring annual cleansing of houses let in lodgings, was
1,503, viz; —
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