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
Holborn 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charlesworth | Miss Shinnie | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 495 | 702 | 481 | 43 | - | 1,721 |
| Workshops and Workplaces — | ||||||
| Food premises: | ||||||
| Dairies and Milkshops | 31 | 103 | 15 | ... | ... | 149 |
| Ice Cream, Manufacture | 27 | 20 | 113 | ... | ... | 160 |
| Do. Storage or Sale | 10 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Slaughter-houses | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 54 | 34 | 26 | ... | ... | 114 |
| Butchers | 334 | 18 | 251 | ... | ... | 606 |
| Bakehouses | 6 | 22 | 13 | ... | ... | 41 |
| Fried Fish shops | 192 | 11 | 28 | ... | ... | 231 |
| Market Streets | 325 | 77 | 438 | ... | ... | 840 |
| Other food shops | 153 | 29 | 72 | ... | ... | 254 |
| Laundries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other workshops | 95 | 225 | 153 | 24 | 1 | 498 |
| Other workplaces | 61 | 120 | 60 | ... | ... | 241 |
| Outworkers' Registers | 26 | 42 | 61 | ... | ... | 129 |
| Stable and Stable yards | 45 | 115 | ... | ... | ... | 160 |
| Rag and Bone shops | 107 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 110 |
| Public Houses | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Outworkers' rooms | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 13 |
| Miscellaneous— | ||||||
| Black smoke | 166 | 82 | 262 | ... | ... | 510 |
| Keeping of animals | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Dust, Special Inspections | 40 | 109 | 31 | ... | ... | 180 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 110 | 82 | 106 | ... | ... | 298 |
| Public Urinals and Lavatories | ... | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Sale of Food and Drugs Act, samples | 216 | 207 | 185 | ... | ... | 608 |
| Other Inspections | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 | ... | 41 |
| Periodical Inspections: | ||||||
| Includes W.C. and yards, dustbins, especially houses let in lodgings, and other suitable buildings | 1,756 | 2,112 | 2,696 | ... | ... | 6,864 |
| Re-Inspections— | ||||||
| Houses | 668 | 1,157 | 662 | 7 | ... | 2,494 |
| Factories | 2 | 25 | 2 | ... | ... | 29 |
| Workshops and Workplaces | 63 | 176 | 76 | 4 | ... | 319 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 1 | ... | 86 | 25 | 114 |
| Visits re Infectious Diseases | 63 | 111 | 97 | 233 | 146 | 650 |
| Do. on School Reports | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis—First visits | 20 | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | 72 |
| Do. Re-visits | 168 | 151 | 127 | ... | ... | 446 |
| Scabies | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Vermin | ... | ... | •• | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Other Visits- | ||||||
| Police Courts | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Various | 214 | 565 | 219 | 15 | ... | 1,043 |
| Maternity— | ||||||
| Visits: | ||||||
| Children under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | 341 | 234 | 575 |
| Do. 1 to 5 years | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Expectant Mothers | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 47 | 110 |
| Ee-visits | ... | ... | ... | 811 | 1,367 | 2,178 |
| Do. Expectant Mothers | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 52 | 79 |
| Other Maternity Visits | ... | ... | ... | 71 | 94 | 165 |
| Attendances at Maternity Centres | ... | ... | ... | 189 | 203 | 392 |
| Total | 5,462 | 6 375 | 6,252 | 1,962 | 2,188 | 22,239 |