London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Paddington 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: 1928.Prevention of Infectious Disease.

1928.

Prevention of Infectious Disease.

All Diseases, Enquiries by—
District Inspectors2,624
Women Inspectors and Health Visitors7,192
Tuberculosis—Included in above—
Women Inspectors1,385
Patients removed to Hospital—All Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis)1,551
Rooms disinfected after—
Tuberculosis175
Other Diseases1,848
Weight of Bedding, etc., disinfected (tons)30
School Notices issued—
Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox1,879
Other Diseases971
Bacteriological Examinations for—
Diphtheria1,202
Typhoid Fever13
Anthrax1
Tuberculosis411
Sanitary Work—Cutting-off of Water Supplies.
Notices received4
Referring to Inhabited Premises3
Empty „1
Other „—
Reasons for—Rates unpaid3
Defective fittings1
Mortuary.
Bodies deposited, total347
„ „ for inquests160
„ „ pending burial, infectious—
other93
P.M. examinations made128
Trade Nuisances.
Offensive Smells—Complaints24
Accumulations of Manure9
Smoke— Complaints15
„ Premises watched29
„ „ „ Hours of observation131
,, Duration of smoke (hours), including63½
„ „ black smoke3¼
Office (Clerical) Work.
Letters received5,412
„ despatched6,232
Entries in Postage Book12,037
Certificates dealt with relating to Infectious Disease (including Tuberculosis)6,646
Notices sent re above7,710
Entries in Birth Register2,113
Complaints received1,311
Plans dealt with310
New openings in Journals258
Disinfection Orders1,836
Notices to abate nuisances, etc.711