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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Inspections | Re-Inspections. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints received and attended to | 2.703 | ... | 2,703 | ||
| Number of house-to-house inspections ... | 1,862 | ... | 1,862 | ||
| Drainage and other sanitary works after notice | 3,665 | 8,664 | 12,329 | ||
| Drainage and other sanitary works voluntary | 649 | 1,004 | 1,653 | ||
| Number of premises inspected on account of:— | |||||
| Notifiable diseases | 3.727 | 567 | 4,294 | ||
| Measles | 3,149 | 45 | 3,194 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 333 | 4 | 337 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 34 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Other Infective Diseases | 644 | 64 | 708 | ||
| Verminous conditions | 461 | 31 | 492 | ||
| Periodical Inspections:— | |||||
| Houses-let-in-Lodgings | 301 | 383 | 684 | ||
| Underground rooms | 13 | ... | 13 | ||
| Common Lodging Houses | 7 | ... | 7 | ||
| Food-places Work-places | Factories | 391 | 105 | 496 | |
| Workshops | 846 | 64 | 910 | ||
| Workshops (Domestic) | 251 | 56 | 307 | ||
| Workplaces | 659 | 176 | 835 | ||
| Outworkers' premises | 121 | 16 | 137 | ||
| Bakehouses | 341 | 216 | 557 | ||
| Restaurant kitchens | 148 | 19 | 167 | ||
| Cowsheds | 50 | ... | 50 | ||
| Piggeries | 54 | 1 | 55 | ||
| Dairies and Milkshops | 688 | 68 | 756 | ||
| Ice Cream Premises | 385 | 40 | 425 | ||
| Slaughterhouses | 329 | ... | 329 | ||
| Places where food is prepared | 70 | ... | 70 | ||
| Offensive trades | 45 | 2 | 47 | ||
| Fried Fish shops | 123 | 12 | 135 | ||
| Rag and bone stores | 94 | 2 | 96 | ||
| Butchers' shops | 378 | ... | 378 | ||
| Greengrocers' shops | 364 | 23 | 387 | ||
| Fishmongers' shops | 244 | 10 | 254 | ||
| Public House urinals | 486 | 30 | 516 | ||
| Other sanitary conveniences, schools, &c. | 87 | ... | 87 | ||
| Smoke observations | 68 | ... | 68 | ||
| Unsound food | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 1,938 | 123 | 2,061 | ||
| Legal proceedings:— | ... | ... | |||
| (1) Applications and summonses | 11 | ... | 11 | ||
| (2) Hearings and adjournments | 14 | ... | 14 | ||
| Other | 2,085 | 35 | 2,120 | ||
| Totals | 27,829 | 11,764 | 39,593 | ||