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 1928
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1928
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| Water Closets. | |
| Water waste preventers renewed | 35 |
| Water waste preventers repaired | 38 |
| Overflows to water waste preventers provided | – |
| Walls and ceilings of water closets cleansed and repaired | 140 |
| Water closet roofs repaired | 33 |
| Ventilation and light provided or improved | 4 |
| W.C. Floors repaired | 7 |
| Water Supply. | |
| Water supply to premises reinstated | 10 |
| Water supply provided to upper storeys of tenement houses | 1 |
| Water closets provided with water supply to flushing apparatus | 13 |
| New drinking water cisterns provided | 1 |
| Drinking water cisterns cleansed | 36 |
| Drinking water cisterns repaired | 1 |
| Drinking water cisterns provided with new covers or covers repaired | 27 |
| Smoke Nuisance. | |
| Number of observations | 52 |
| Number of nuisances and complaints | 3 |
| Number of Notices | — |
| Number of Summonses | — |
| Nuisances Abated arising from :— | |
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | 2 |
| Defective manure cages | – |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 25 |
| Dead animals | — |
| Overcrowding | 8 |
| Rats | 12 |
| Food Condemned and Destroyed. | |
| Fish | 17 stones |
| Dog Fish | 1 box |
| Rabbits | 5 |
| Disinfection. | |
| Premises disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 345 |
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | 117 |
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy condition | 153 |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 143 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 210 |
| School notices after disinfection | 203 |
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 200 |
| Proceedings Taken. | |
| Intimation Notices served | 753 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 166 |
| Statutory Notices under Section 3 of Housing Act, 1925 | — |
| Statutory Notices under by-laws for provision of dustbins | 4 |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 366 |
| Samples of cream taken (Milk and Cream Regulations) | 5 |
| Samples of Drugs taken | – |
| Samples (informal) purchased | 34 |
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect of defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | 3 |
| Legal proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 1 |
| Legal proceedings in respect to unsound food | — |
| Certificates issued in accordance with " Rent Restrictions Acts " | — |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book | 423 |