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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 1944
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944
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| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeping animals in an improper manner or place | - | - | - | ||||||
| Defective manure cages | - | - | - | ||||||
| Accumulation of manure or refuse | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| Overcrowding | 6 | ||||||||
| Rat nuisance | 2 | ||||||||
| Underground rooms | 114 | 141 | |||||||
| Food Condemned and Destroyed. | |||||||||
| Disinfection. | |||||||||
| Rooms disinfected after Zymotic diseases (Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc.) | 184 | /69 | 283 | 150 | 242 | ||||
| Rooms disinfected after Tuberculous disease | 46 | 48 | 34 | 36 | 53 | 69 | |||
| Rooms fumigated for verminous and filthy conditions | 434 | 333 | 811 | 1269 | |||||
| Miscellaneous disinfection | 56 | 89 | 43 | 144 | |||||
| Certificates of disinfection given | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| School notices after disinfection | 26 | ||||||||
| Notices sent to Public Library of Premises where infectious diseases have occurred | 95 | 43 | 36 | 56 | |||||
| *Rooms Disnfected-civil defence Proceedings taken. | |||||||||
| Intimation Notices served | 442 | ||||||||
| Nuisance Notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1130 | |||||||||
| Statutory Notices under Section 9 of Housing Act, 1930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Statutory Notices under byelaws for provision of dustbins | 1 | - | - | - | |||||
| Total number of samples purchased for analysis under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 200 | ||||||||
| Notices under see 13 food drugs ACT 1938 | - | - | - | 5 | |||||
| Samples (informed) purchased | |||||||||
| Legal proceedings instituted in respect of defective sanitary conditions and nuisances | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| Legal proceedings under Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Legal proceedings in respect unsound food | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
| Certificates issued in accordance with "Rent Restrictions Act" | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | |||
| Entries in Inhabitants Complaint Book | 894 | ||||||||
| Cleansing and Disinfection. | |||||||||
| Number of adults cleansed | 29 | 14 | 68 | ||||||
| Number of children cleansed | 498 | ||||||||
| Number of adults treated for scabies | - | - | 214 | 242 | |||||
| Number of children treated for scabies | 58 | 30 | 124 | 82 | |||||
| Number of articles (bedding,etc) or disinfested | 15092 | 17733 | 11848 | ||||||
| Number of articles (various) destroyed | 1635 | - | |||||||
| Disinfection Station Shelter. | |||||||||
| Persons accommodated:— | |||||||||
| Adults | |||||||||
| Children | |||||||||
| Mortuary. | |||||||||
| Number of bodies received | |||||||||
| Number of infectious bodies received | |||||||||
| Number of bodies removed to Public Mortuary on Sanitary grounds | |||||||||
| Number of bodies detained in Mortuary Chapel | |||||||||
1944 ARTICLES DISINFECTED OR DISINFESTED
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 15,148
CIVIL DEFENCE 13,214