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Chelsea 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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| Nuisances abated arising from :— | ||||
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | ||||
| Defective manure cagcs | _ | 1 | _ | |
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 1 | _ | _ | |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 14 | 21 | |
| Rat nuisance | 24 | 2 | _ | |
| Underground roonis | 114 | 141 | 94 | |
| Food Condemned and Destroyed. | ||||
| (See END OF REPORT - PAGE 88) | ||||
| Disinfection. | ||||
| Rooms disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diplitlieria, etc.) | ||||
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | ||||
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy conditions | 184 | 169 | 142 | 234 |
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 434 | 315 | 481 | 1284 |
| Certificates of disinfection given | 44 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| School notices after disinfection | 44 | 8 | 26 | 28 |
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases | ||||
| have occurred | 96 | 40 | 433 | 36 |
| ROOMS DISINFECTED (CIVIL DEFENCE) Proceedings taken. | 518 | 451 | 622 | 1398 |
| Intimation Notices served | 243 | 442 | 229 | 341 |
| Statutory Notices under Public Health (London) Act, l936 | 44 | 155 | 41 | 44 |
| Statutory Notices under Section'J of Housing Act, 1936 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Statutory Notices under byelaws for provision of dustbins | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under the Food and | ||||
| Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 232 | 210 | 211 | 312 |
| Samples (informal) purchased | ||||
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect of defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | 3 | 21 | 6 | 2_ |
| Legal proceedings under Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 | 5 | _ | _ | |
| Legal proceedings in respect of unsound food | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| Certificates issued in accordance with " Rent Restrictions Act | 440 | 892 | 600 | 894 |
| Entries in Inhabitants' Complaint Book | ||||
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | _ | |||
| Number of adults cleansed | 29 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Number of children cleansed | 558 | 498 | 249 | 320 |
| NUMBER OF ADULTS TREATED FOR SCABIES | 82 | 58 | 90 | 232 |
| Number of CHILDREN treated for Scabies | ||||
| Number of articles (bedding, etc.) disinfected | 9828 | 11,424 | 18485 | 40026 |
| Number of articles (various) destroyed | 814 | 3,394 | 2,236 | 1638 |
| Disinfection Station Shelter. | ||||
| Persons accommodated :— | ||||
| Adults | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Children | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Mortuary. | ||||
| Number of bodies received | _ | 1 | _ | |
| Number of infectious bodies received | _ | _ | _ | |
| Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuary on Sanitary grounds | _ | _ | _ | |
| Number of bodies detained in Mortuary Chapel | _ | _ | _ | _ |
1942. ARTICLES DISINFECTED:-
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 26815
CIVIL DEFENCE 11536
FIRE WATCHES 2,645
1942. ROOMS DISINFECTED:-
CIVIL DEFENCE 1039
FIRE WATCHERS 359