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
Wandsworth 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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cities and towns. We would not only get rid of the
unsightly and often offensive dust cart at all hours of
the day in our streets, but could forbid the accumulations
of garbage now permitted in the immediate neighbourhood
of our houses under the present system of
removal.
ALEXANDER WALKER, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health for Putney Roehampton.