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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
Southwark 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Ward or District. | Complaints. Including houses in which deaths have occurred.) | House to House. | Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. | Number of Original Inspections made daily. | Number of Reinspections made daily. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of Reinspections made. | |||
| St. Mary (Mr. Rugg) | 1367 | 29 | 1683 | 527 | 1 | 1269 | 202 | 202 | 129 | 196 | 260 | 8.0 | 11.6 |
| St. Paul (Mr. Fisher) | 1035 | 318 | 1949 | 630 | 110 | 1212 | 174 | 174 | 305 | 261 | 518 | 7.3 | 13.9 |
| St. Peter (Mr. Nicholson) | 976 | 283 | 2095 | 696 | 88 | 1468 | 146 | 146 | 228 | 218 | 466 | 7.1 | 14.1 |
| St. John (Mr. Grist) | 1445 | 199 | 2792 | 973 | 109 | 2827 | 174 | 174 | 226 | 165 | 225 | 9.6 | 21.2 |
| Trinity (Mr. Howes) | 1037 | 21 | 2232 | 1365 | 3 | 2431 | 101 | 101 | 173 | 208 | 376 | 10.1 | 19.4 |
| All Saints (Mr. Goodfellow) | 1248 | 792 | 2471 | 1252 | 970 | 2561 | 139 | 139 | 147 | 95 | 163 | 9.5 | 18.6 |
| St. Michael (Mr. Jenkinson) | 1454 | 370 | 2184 | 901 | 585 | 1864 | 146 | 146 | 134 | 318 | 357 | 9.9 | 15.8 |
| St. Michael (Miss Elliott) | 202 | ... | 223 | 447 | ... | 572 | 27 | 27 | 14 | ... | ... | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| St. Jude (Mr. Bowers and Mr. Weatheritt) | 870 | 78 | 1382 | 1040 | 24 | 1237 | 69 | 69 | 105 | 236 | 190 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
| St. George (Mr. David and Mr. Bowers) | 1434 | 426 | 1985 | 1337 | 366 | 3792 | 163 | 163 | 216 | 305 | 439 | 11.3 | 22.4 |
| Christchurch No. 1 (Mr. Robinson) | 20 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Christchurch No. 2 (Mr. Sweeney) | 773 | 523 | 1366 | 308 | 303 | 626 | 48 | 48 | 129 | 212 | 217 | 4.7* | 8.1* |
| St. Saviour No. 1 (Mr. Robinson) | 38 | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 24 | 10 | ... | ... |
| St. Saviour No. 2 (Mr. Sweeney) | 967 | 556 | 1144 | 408 | 384 | 656 | 62 | 62 | 141 | 199 | 367 | 5.7* | 8.0* |
| West District (Miss Blackwell) | 1104 | ... | 1641 | 814 | ... | 2824 | 30 | 30 | 68 | ... | ... | 6.8 | 15.8 |
| East District (Miss Burrows) | 984 | ... | 2190 | 728 | ... | 3050 | 25 | 25 | 72 | ... | ... | 6.1 | 18.5 |
| Women's Wkshps. (Miss Elliott) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1085 | 1258 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| Bakehouses, &c. (Mr. Weatheritt and Mr. David ) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1478 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 14954 | 3595 | 25370 | 11426 | 2943 | 26389 | 1507 | 1507 | 2087 | 5002 | 4846 | ... | ... |
Mr. Robinson supervised the wharves and landing places in the Borough, and also the Borough Market, making a large number of inspections during
the year in relation to the food dealt with at those places.
* These numbers added together (10'4 inspections and 16.1 reinspections) are Mr. Sweeney's daily figures.