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 | 6079 | 14021 | 20100 | |
House - to - House inspections | 2034 | 8618 | 10652 | |
Shop Inspections | 394 | 3 | 397 | |
Infective Diseases:— | ||||
Notifiable diseases | 1244 | 631 | 1875 | |
Other infective diseases | 270 | 8 | 278 | |
Verminous conditions | 272 | 141 | 413 | |
Offensive Trades | No. of Premises 2 | 6 | - | 6 |
Piggeries | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Factories, workshops, etc. | 2050 | 885 | 109 | 994 |
Houses let in lodgings | 173 | 142 | 337 | 479 |
Rag and bone stores | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Sanitary conveniences | 164 | 346 | 7 | 353 |
Mews and stables | 149 | 356 | 39 | 395 |
Other inspections | 7522 | 2373 | 9895 | |
Total | 19558 | 26290 | 45848 | |
Smoke observations | 209 | - | 209 | |
Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court | 44 | - | 44 |