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City of London 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following figures have been supplied to me by the City Engineer:—
| Brick sewers reconstructed and in course of reconstructing | 5 |
| Disused sewers filled in and abolished | 3 |
| Brick sewers reinverted, pointed and repaired | 9 |
| Pipe sewers constructed, reconstructed and repaired | 1 |
| Miscellaneous repairs to sewers, drains, &c. | 16 |
| House drains constructed in connection with new buildings | 23 |
| Drains of existing buildings reconstructed | 29 |
| House drains partially reconstructed in connection with the part reconstruction and re-inverting of certain sewers | 48 |
| New gullies and drains constructed | 6 |
| Gullies reconstructed | 40 |
| Gully drains reconstructed | 54 |
| Gully and house drains repaired | 64 |
| Disused gully and house drains bricked off | 25 |
| Number of rats destroyed by sewermen during year | 592 |
Eighty-four pounds of rat poison were used in the sewers. A large number of dead
rats were, doubtless, carried away by the flow of water in the various sewers.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
In accordance with the Standing Order of the Court that no person shall enter the
employ of the Corporation or of any of its Committees without previously passing a medical
examination to the satisfaction of the Committee having cognizance of the appointment,
82 persons were examined by your Medical Officer of Health during 1937. Eighty of these
persons were reported as physically fit for office. Seventeen officers were also medically
examined with a view to their retirement. With five exceptions, all were reported to be
unfit for duty.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
CHARLES F. WHITE,
Medical Officer of Health for the
City of London.
Public Health Department,
Guildhall, E.C.
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