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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 1915
[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. | Principal Infectious Diseases. | Factories, Workshops Workplaces and Outworkers. | 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. Bradshaw) | 1255 | 82 | 1810 | 40 | 1 | 76 | 274 | 274 | 272 | 132 | 131 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
| St. Paul (Mr. Bradshaw) | 1186 | 31 | 2206 | 296 | 25 | 777 | 203 | 203 | 279 | 101 | 141 | 6.2 | 11.8 |
| St. Peter (Mr. Nicholson) | 913 | 88 | 2287 | 522 | 7 | 1455 | 202 | 202 | 298 | 119 | 175 | 6.0 | 14.6 |
| St. John (Mr. Grist) | 1348 | 23 | 3112 | 423 | 9 | 1536 | 283 | 283 | 341 | 154 | 298 | 7.6 | 18.4 |
| Trinity (Mr. Howes, Mr. Jenkinson and Mr. Rugg) | 857 | 71 | 2216 | 335 | 6 | 931 | 143 | 143 | 210 | 140 | 191 | 51 | 12.3 |
| All Saints (Mr. Holland. Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Grist) | 1251 | 394 | 3380 | 345 | 150 | 964 | 209 | 209 | 422 | 91 | 185 | 6.6 | 17.2 |
| St. Michael (Mr. Jeukinson and Mr. Rugg) | 1083 | 197 | 1647 | 757 | 229 | 1984 | 199 | 199 | 112 | 270 | 269 | 8.0 | 14.0 |
| St. Michael (Mr. Rugg) | 191 | 2 | 163 | 181 | 1 | 128 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||
| St. Jude (Mr.Rugg and Mr.Weatheritt.) | 835 | 77 | 1011 | 403 | 115 | 797 | 158 | 153 | 200 | 144 | 166 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| St. George (Mr. Syms and Mr. Jenkinson) | 997 | 32 | 2223 | 886 | 38 | 3193 | 159 | 159 | 178 | 268 | 295 | 8.0 | 20.5 |
| Christchurch No. 1 (Mr. Fisher) | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 45 | ... | ... |
| Christchurch No. 2 (Mr. Goodfellow) | 528 | 45 | 1058 | 471 | 341 | 961 | 88 | 88 | 105 | 204 | 166 | 4.5 | 8.0 |
| St. Saviour No. 1 (Mr. Fisher) | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 47 | ... | ... |
| St. Saviour No. 2 (Mr. Goodfellow) | 546 | 36 | 937 | 558 | 347 | 1108 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 205 | 139 | 4.8 | 7.9 |
| IIousesLetin Ldgs. (Miss Wilkinson) | 514 | ... | 1181 | 1561 | ... | 3908 | 59 | 59 | 150 | ... | ... | 7.4 | 18.2 |
| H ousesLet in Ldgs. (Male Inspectors) | 259 | 20 | 445 | 458 | 77 | 2193 | 16 | 16 | 61 | ... | ... | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| Women's Wkshps. (Miss Elliott) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *1671 | 1574 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Bakehouses, &c. (Mr. David) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2108 | ... | 7.3 | ... |
| Slaughterhouses (Mr. Fisher) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84 | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 11776 | 1102 | 23691 | 7245 | 1352 | 20025 | 2077 | 2077 | 2717 | 5762 | 3822 | ... | ... |
Mr. Fisher 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.
*308 of these were inspections of public conveniences for women.