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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Persons cleansed (figures abstracted from local reports).
| Borough Council. | 1907. | 1908. | 1924. | 1925. | Borough Council. | 1907. | 1908. | 1924. | 1925. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 504 | 1,006 | 311 | 261 | Lambeth | - | - | - | - |
| Bermondsey | 48 | 69 | 72 | 78 | Lewisham | - | - | - | - |
| Bethnal Green | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | Paddington | — | — | 20 | 9 |
| Camberwell | 231 | 1,124 | 72 | 62 | Poplar | 764 | 876 | 136 | 69 |
| Chelsea | — | — | 4 | 10 | St. Marylebone | 8,592 | 11,304 | 4,387 | 3,978 |
| Deptford | — | — | — | — | St. Pancras | 1,373 | 1,417 | 1,172 | 1,130 |
| Finsbury | 34 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Shoreditch | 7 | — | — | — |
| Fulham | — | — | 7 | 5 | Southwark | 22 | 39 | 842 | 1,066 |
| Greenwich | — | — | 15 | 8 | Stepney | — | 58 | 449 | 420 |
| Hackney | 148 | 225 | 50 | 77 | Stoke Newington | — | 65 | 1 | 1 |
| Hammersmith | — | — | 40 | 90 | Wandsworth | 3 | 12 | 15 | 180 |
| Hampstead | — | — | 4 | 4 | Westminster | — | 5 | 61 | 117 |
| Holborn | 254 | 226 | 124 | 124 | Woolwich | 62 | 101 | 27 | 29 |
| 9 | 8 | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| Kensington | — | — | 130 | 109 | Total | 12,057 | 16,544 | 7,955 | 7,867 |
Details as to the progress made with the several represented insanitary areas Housing
and the housing schemes undertaken by the Council will be seen on reference to ActsChapter
III. The Table on page 32 is in a somewhat different form from that
adopted in previous years and now gives a general survey of housing conditions in
London and the action taken with reference thereto by the metropolitan borough
councils under the Housing Act, 1925, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Detailed inspection of the premises subject to the bye-laws regulating the Poultry
business of a slaughterer of poultry have been completed, and the number of such slaughtering.
premises entered upon the Council's register in now 61.
The subjoined Table shows the number of sanitary officers and health visitors Sanitary employed by the sanitary authorities in London :— Officers
| Sanitary area. | Sanitary inspectors. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Health visitors. | ||||
| Whole time. | Part time. | Whole time. | Part time. | Whole time. | Part time. | |
| City of London | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Battersea | 11 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Bermondsey | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| Bethnal Green | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Camberwell | 11 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Chelsea | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Deptford | 8 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Finsbury | 7 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Fulham | 9 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Greenwich | 5 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Hackney | 18 | — | 2 | — | 13 | — |
| Hammersmith | 9 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Hampstead | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Holborn | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Islington | 20 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — |
| Kensington | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — |
| Lambeth | 16 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Lewisham | 9 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| Paddington | 10 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Poplar | 10 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| St. Marylebone | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| St. Pancras | 15 | — | 1 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Shoreditch | 12 | — | — | - | 6 | —. |
| Southwark | 12 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Stepney | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Stoke Newington | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Wandsworth | 13 | — | — | - | 6 | — |
| Westminster, City of | 11 | — | 1 | - | 7 | - |
| Woolwich | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| London County, 1924 | 315 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 193 | 17 |
| Three of these are employed by a Local Health Society, which is subsidised by the Borough Council. 14172 | ||||||