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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
London County Council 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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to conditions in 1924; and also gives the details of action taken by the metropolitan
borough councils under the provisions of Section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning
Act with regard to the making of representations and closing orders—the figures for
the years 1911-14, 1915-19, and 1920-24 are included for comparison.
Sanitary
officers.
The subjoined table shows the number of sanitary officers and health visitors employed by the sanitary authorities in London:—
| Sanitary area. | Sanitary inspectors. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Health visitors. | |||
| Whole time. | Part time. | Whole time. | Part time. | ||
| City of London | 22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Battersea | 11 | – | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Bermondsey | 11 | – | – | 8 | – |
| Bethnal Green | 9 | – | – | 10 | – |
| Camberwell | 12 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Chelsea | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Deptford | 8 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Finsbury | 6 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Fulham | 9 | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| Greenwich | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 |
| Hackney | 18 | 2 | – | 9 | – |
| Hammersmith | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Hampstead | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Holborn | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Islington | 19 | 2 | – | 7 | – |
| Kensington | 12 | – | 7 | 9 | – |
| Lambeth | 15 | 2 | – | 4 | – |
| Lewisham | 9 | 1 | – | 8 | – |
| Paddington | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Poplar | 10 | 1 | – | 7 | – |
| St. Marylebone | 11 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| St. Pancras | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Shoreditch | 12 | – | – | 5 | – |
| Southwark | 13 | 1 | – | 10 | – |
| Stepney | 18 | – | – | 11 | – |
| Stoke Newington | 3 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Wandsworth | 13 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Westminster, City of | 10 | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| Woolwich | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| London County, 1924 | 310 | 23 | 19 | 152 | 13 |
Dresser of
fur skins.
At the end of 1924 there were 49 sets of premises registered as subject to the bylaws
retaliating the business of a dresser of fur-skins.
Poultry
slaughtering.
Detailed inspections of the premises (which are estimated to number some 120),
subject to the by-laws regulating the business of a slaughterer of poultry, are
now in progress.
Tuberculosis
Under the Council's scheme for the treatment of tuberculosis the total number of beds actually in use on 31st December, 1924, was as follows:—
| Institutions. | Adults. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex-service. | Civilian. | |||
| Metropolitan Asylums Board | 114 | 869 | 554 | 1,537 |
| Voluntary | 151 | 478 | 192 | 821 |
| Total | 265 | 1,347 | 746 | 2,358 |
5,634 applications for institutional treatment of adult patients were received, viz.:—
| First applications. | Applications for further treatment. |
|---|---|
| Males (Ex-service men) 363 | Males (Ex-service men) 714 |
| „ (Civilians) ... 1,823 | „ (Civilians) 560 |
| Females 1,705 | Females 469 |
| 3,891 | 1,743—Total 5,634 |