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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 1941
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941
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| Nuisances abated arising from:— | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | - | 1 | - | |
| Defective manure cages | 1 | - | - | |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse Overcrowding | 6 | 17 | 21 | |
| Rat nuisance | 24 | 2 | - | |
| 114 | 141 | 94 | ||
| Underground rooms | - | - | - | |
| Food Condemned and Destroyed. Disinfection. _ | ||||
| Rooms disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 184 | 169 | 142 | |
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | 46 | 48 | 30 | |
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy conditions | 434 | 315 | 481 | |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 56 | 101 | 38 | |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 77 | 5 | 14 | |
| School notices after disinfection | 74 | 8 | 26 | |
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 95 | 40 | 43 | |
| looms disinfected (Civil Defene) Proceedings taken. | 518 | 451 | 622 | |
| Intimation Notices served | 273 | 442. | 229 | |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 97 | 155 | 71 | |
| Statutory Notices under Section 9 of Housing Act, 1930 | - | - | - | |
| Statutory Notices under byelaws for provision of dustbins | 10 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 252 | 210 | 211 | |
| .. | ||||
| Samples (informal) purchased | 148 | 190 | 189 | |
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect of defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | 3 | 21 | 6 | |
| Legal proceedings under Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 | - | - | - | |
| Legal proceedings in respect of unsound food | - | - | 1 | |
| Certificates issued in accordance with "Rent Restrictions Act" | 3 | 5 | - | |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book | 648 | 892 | 600 | |
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | ||||
| Number of adults cleansed | 29 | 17 | 18 | |
| Number of children cleansed | 558 | 498 | 249 | |
| Number of adults treated for Scabies | 90 | |||
| Number of children treated for scabics | 82 | 58 | 90 | |
| Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected | 9,828 | 11,724 | 18,785 | |
| Number of articles (various) destroyed | 817 | 3,997 | 2,236 | |
| Disinfection Station Shelter. | ||||
| Persons accommodated:— | ||||
| Adults | nil | nil | nil | |
| Children | nil | nil | nil. | |
| Mortuary. | ||||
| Number of bodies received | - | 1 | - | |
| Number of infectious bodies received | - | - | - | |
| Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuaery on Sanitary grounds | - | - | - | |
| Number of bodies detained in Mortuary Chapel | - | - | - | |
| 1941 ARTICLES DISINFECTED: | ||||
| PUBLIC MEALTH SERVICES | y101 | |||
| CIVIL DEFENCE | 8918 | |||
| FIRE WARCNERS | 976 | |||
| MILITARY | 1790 | |||
| 18.480 | ||||
| 1941. ROOMS DISINFECTED: | ||||
| CIVIL DEFENCE | 541 | |||
| FIRE WATERS | 73 | |||
| MILITARY | 38 | |||
| 622 | ||||