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
City of Westminster 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following are the particulars of their work:—
| Particulars of Matters Dealt With. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 12a | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Smoke—Complaints received and dealt with | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 26 |
| „ Observations taken | 18 | 28 | 41 | 48 | 284 | 167 | 316 | 45 | 18 | 41 | 148 | 93 | 28 | 95 | 1,370 |
| „ Nuisances reported | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 7 | 26 | 202 |
| Cowsheds inspected | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | 15 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Offensive trades inspected | — | - | - | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | 3 | 10 |
| Food and drugs, samples taken | 43 | 45 | 25 | 42 | 144 | 45 | 115 | 101 | 39 | 27 | 146 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 930 |
| Smoke—Preliminary notices served | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 84 |
| „ Statutory notices served | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 22 |