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

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Southwark 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Phthisis, Age groups of cases notified 53
Reception House return of families accommodated 54-55
Disinfection 56
Number of rooms disinfected and stripped 56
Bedding disinfected and destroyed 57
Cleansing of Persons and Booms (verminous) 57-58
Mortuaries 58
Detention of Offensive Bodies in 58-59
Water supply 59
Housing of the Working Classes Act 60
Physical Deterioration, Report on 61-67
Physical Deterioration and Alcoholism, Poster and Handbill 68-69
Drainage of Hayles Buildings 70-72
Queen's Buildings, Basement Dwellings 72-73
King's Court Area, Report on 73 91
Drainage of Public Schools, Report on 92-101
Miscellaneous nuisances dealt with in relation to the wards 102-110
Houses let in lodgings 111
Registered during 1905 111-112
Localities (wards) 113
Sanitary works carried out 114-115
Bye-laws (new) 116-122
Summary of inspections and reinspections for year 123
Summary of sanitary works completed 124-125
Smoke nuisances, Number of observations, &c. 126-127
Eating Houses, Number of inspections, etc. 128
Ice creams, Number of inspections, etc., of premises 129
Factories and workshops, inspections, etc., made in several wards 130-131
Inspections of women's workshops 132
Summary of inspections and defects found and remedied 133-134
Unsound food, Summons in regard to 135
Foodstuffs examined 135-136
Amount destroyed 136
Inspection of wharves, markets, etc. 137
Samples taken at wharves and landing places 138
Samples taken and number unsound 139
Damaged Coffee and Cocoa 139
Public Health Act, summonses taken out 140
Particulars of proceedings taken 141-147
Milksellers 148
Slaughterhouses 148-149
Noxious Trades 149
Cowsheds 150
Bakehouses 150
Certificates granted 150-151
Food and Drugs Acts, Number of samples taken 151
Table showing number and description of samples taken in each quarter,
with adulteration 152-157
Summonses taken out 158
Particulars of proceedings taken 159-169