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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Summary of Original Inspections, &c., made in the several Wards during the year 1921.
| 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. Syms) | 1001 | 69 | 2099 | 711 | 22 | 2022 | 221 | 207 | 289 | 119 | 18 | 7.2 | 15.5 |
| St. Paul (Mr. Bradshaw) | 1012 | 86 | 2859 | 454 | 4:8 | 1518 | 261 | 258 | 260 | 67 | 37 | 6.3 | 16.4 |
| St. Peter (Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Banham) | 689 | 71 | 2331 | 597 | 58 | 2045 | 224 | 188 | 413 | 104 | 126 | 5.7 | 17.2 |
| St. John (Mr. Grist) | 1314 | 71 | 3801 | 536 | 13 | 1342 | 257 | 157 | 303 | 160 | 125 | 8.0 | 19.5 |
| Trinity (Mr. Findley) | 867 | 41 | 3478 | 511 | 7 | 1802 | 167 | 134 | 539 | 266 | 360 | 6.4 | 21.7 |
| All Saints (Mr. Holland and Mr. Steele) | 838 | 92 | 3154 | 652 | 73 | 2165 | 273 | 211 | 575 | 70 | 110 | 6.4 | 21.1 |
| St. Michael (Mr. Jenkinson) | 598 | 80 | 1332 | 1033 | 117 | 4047 | 167 | 152 | 213 | 268 | 170 | 7.2 | 20.2 |
| St. Michael (Mr. Rugg.) | 128 | 9 | 270 | 424 | ... | 825 | 46 | 39 | 90 | ... | ... | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| St. Jude (Mr. Rugg.) | 598 | 117 | 1434 | 463 | 9 | 1357 | 106 | 96 | 228 | 145 | 56 | 4.6 | 10.8 |
| St. George (Mr. Bowers) | 660 | 16 | 1602 | 962 | 2 | 3597 | 208 | 190 | 411 | 227 | 219 | 7.2 | 20.5 |
| Christchurch No. 1 (Mr. Fisher) | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Christchurch No. 2 (Mr. Goodfellow) | 303 | 46 | 794 | 440 | 8 | 1477 | 70 | 68 | 149 | 175 | 100 | 3.5 | 8.8 |
| St. Saviour No. 1 (Mr. Fisher) | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Saviour No. 2 (Mr. Goodfellow) | 353 | 53 | 635 | 827 | 52 | 1534 | 119 | 116 | 120 | 196 | 147 | 5.2 | 8.5 |
| Houses Let in Ldge. (Miss Burrows) | 191 | ... | 589 | 620 | ... | 2484 | 32 | ... | 64 | ... | ... | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| Houses Let in Ldgs. (Miss Burrows) | 91 | ... | 245 | 287 | ... | 1279 | 24 | 5 | 49 | ... | ... | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Women's Wkshps. (Miss Elliott) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *2010 | 2516 | 7.1 | 8.8 |
| Bakehouses, &c. (Mr. David and Mr. Nicholson) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2266 | ... | 8.0 | ... |
| Slaughterhouses (Mr. Fisher) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 8648 | 752 | 24638 | 8517 | 409 | 27494 | 2175 | 1821 | 3703 | 6105 | 3984 | ... | ... |
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.
* 464 of these were inspections of public conveniences for women.