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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Cause | Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | Catering Establishments open to the Public, Canteens | Fuel Storage Depots | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| Machinery | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 6 | – | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Transport | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Fall of persons | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Stepping on or striking against object or Person | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Handling Goods | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | — | – |
| Struck by falling object | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Fires and explosions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electricity | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Use of hand tools | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | – | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| Not otherwise specified | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - |