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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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH.
Work of the Sanitary Inspectors.
A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors is given in Table XXXIII.
TABLE XXXIII.
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To investigate complaints | 5788 | 13634 | 19422 | ||
| House-to-House inspections | 1800 | 5591 | 7391 | ||
| Shop Inspections | 2029 | 301 | 2330 | ||
| Infective Diseases:— Notifiable diseases | 1298 | 531 | 1829 | ||
| Other infective diseases | 301 | 21 | 322 | ||
| Verminous conditions | 309 | 111 | 420 | ||
| No. of Premises | |||||
| Offensive Trades | 2 | 13 | 30 | 43 | |
| Piggeries | 9 | 14 | 73 | 87 | |
| Factories, workshops, etc. | 2023 | 1048 | 83 | 1131 | |
| Houses let in lodgings | 340 | 384 | 1149 | 1533 | |
| Rag and bone stores | 3 | 83 | — | 83 | |
| Sanitary conveniences | 173 | 585 | 4 | 589 | |
| Mews and stables | 162 | 604 | 45 | 649 | |
| Other inspections | 8751 | 1800 | 10551 | ||
| Total | 23007 | 23373 | 46380 | ||
| Smoke observations | 110 | — | 110 | ||
| Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court | 22 | — | 22 | ||