Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1920. (Male Inspectors).
| 1 inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of complaints received and attended to | 5,253 | ... | 5,253 | |
| No. of house-to-house inspections | 3,348 | ... | 3,348 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works after notice | 4,185 | 19,012 | 23,197 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works voluntary | 364 | 345 | 709 | |
| No. of premises inspected on account of:— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 4,354 | 201 | 4,555 | |
| Measles | 2,005 | ... | 2,005 | |
| Whooping Cough | 765 | ... | 765 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 95 | ... | 95 | |
| Other Infective Diseases | 858 | ... | 858 | |
| Verminous conditions | 278 | 7 | 285 | |
| Periodical Inspections:— | ||||
| Houses-let-in-Lodgings | 292 | 389 | 681 | |
| Closed underground rooms | ... | ... | ... | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| s. Work-places. | Factories | 396 | 190 | 586 |
| Workshops | 506 | 129 | 635 | |
| Workshops (Domestic) | 139 | 48 | 187 | |
| Work-places | 248 | 121 | 369 | |
| Outworkers' premises | 64 | 37 | 101 | |
| Bakehouses | 278 | 143 | 421 | |
| Restaurant kitchens | 106 | 10 | 116 | |
| Cowsheds | 24 | 2 | 26 | |
| Food-place | Piggeries | 60 | 11 | 71 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 339 | 3 | 342 | |
| Ice Cream Premises | 231 | 1 | 232 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 110 | 2 | 112 | |
| Places where food is prepared | 66 | 1 | 67 | |
| Offensive trades | 71 | ... | 71 | |
| Fried Fish shops | 103 | ... | 103 | |
| Rag and bone stores | 33 | 1 | 34 | |
| Butchers' shops | 224 | 4 | 228 | |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 103 | ... | 103 | |
| Fishmongers' shops | 146 | 10 | 156 | |
| Public House urinals | 163 | 2 | 165 | |
| Other sanitary conveniences, schools etc. | 166 | 2 | 168 | |
| Smoke observations | 47 | 6 | 53 | |
| Unsound food | 129 | 12 | 141 | |
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 313 | 42 | 355 | |
| Legal proceedings:— | ||||
| (1) Applications and summonses | 26 | ... | 26 | |
| (2) Hearings and adjournments | 85 | ... | 85 | |
| Other | 809 | 21 | 830 | |
| Totals | 26,785 | 20,752 | 47,537 | |
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