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 Edmonton]
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SUMMARY OF
MALE INSPECTORS' W0RK.
Mr. R. J. Butland reports to me as follows :—
Work done in factories—
W.C.'s repaired or improved 5
New pedestal W.C.'s. put in 5
One two-bay urinal 1
Lavatory basins 7
Water fittings repaired 1
Branch drains reconstructed and watertested 9
Inspection chambers put in 3
Lavatories ventilated 2
Work done in workshops—
Lime-washings after notice 22
W.C.'s cleansed 1
Drain repaired 1
Slaughterhouses. No. in district, 5.
No. of visits 335
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. No. in district, 61.
No. of inspections 172
Common Lodging House 1 in district.
Visits 78
Offensive Trades. 31 in district.
No. of visits 103
Prosecutions 2
Rooms disinfected after ordinary infectious disease 674
„ ,, ,, phthisis 95
Rooms stripped and cleansed 575
Articles disinfected or destroyed 3826
„ phthisis 378
No. of intimation notices served 4240
No. of statutory notices served 1663
No. of defects remedied after notices served 5548
No. of reinspections 12506
Total number of inspections and reinspections 15047