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

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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 1956

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

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Table: Trade goods disinfected and disinfested.

Trade goods disinfected and disinfested.

Steam disinfection18 mattresses, 2 feather beds, 1 bed-settee suite.
Disinfestation3 bakeries (cockroaches, silver fish and firebrats) Industrial premises, railway canteen (cockroaches)
Formaldehyde3 parcels of clothing for export. 108 bales of waste paper for export.

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National Assistance Act.
Enquiries regarding 15 deaths.

Table: SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA(Separate statistics for certain of the following headings are given in the Housing section).

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA

(Separate statistics for certain of the following headings are given in the Housing section).

Inspections upon receipt of complaint3,708
Drainage inspections (and revisits)2,732
Inspection of Factories695
Inspection of Outworkers253
Inspection of Common Lodging Houses99
Rehousing cases : Inspections724
Smoke Observations and inspections242
Rodent Officers inspections of Industrial premises141
„ ,, ,, ,, Dwellings935
Inspection of Slaughterhouses—
Inspection of Offensive Trades Premises42
Inspection and food sampling visits, shops and markets1,590
Inspection and sampling visits, Catering and Ice Cream
Premises1,494
Inspection of food at Wharves and Warehouses2,186
Bakehouses—Inspections74
Fried Fish Shops—Inspections81
Fishmongers' premises—Inspections73
Re-inspections12,464
Miscellaneous2,059
Pet Animals Act and Sunday Market Inspections246