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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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fection. This will be needed only in cases of families
occupying one room, or two, where both require to be
disinfected, and at present no such occasion has occurred,
though in former years the need of such a place has been
felt from time to time.
There have been 31 inquests held, at which the following were the verdicts:—
| 1. From Natural Causes | 10 |
| 2. Accidental—Falls | 6 |
| Found dead in bed | 4 |
| Scalds | 2 |
| Drowning | 2 |
| Burns | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 |
| Run over by train | 1 |
| —17 | |
| 3. Suicide—Poisoning by Chloroform and Belladonna | 1 |
| Poisoning by cyanide of Potassium | 1—2 |
| 4. Open Verdicts.—Found drowned | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1—2 |
| 31 |
Uncertified
Deaths.
Eleven deaths were registered without
medical certificates.
Sanitary
Proceedings
of the year,
1890.
During the year 4,564 houses and premises
have been inspected. The total number of
nuisances dealt with amounted to 4,702, of
these 4,287 were abated on the service of notices and
415 without formal service.
There were 1,359 first notices and 122 second notices
served to remedy sanitary defects and abate nuisances,
and in 4 cases it was found necessary to obtain orders of
the Board,