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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The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the
inspections made during the year:—
Complaints 1686
Infectious disease 500
Tuberculosis 245
House-to-House 95
Factories 206
Workshops 25
Workplaces 10
Outworkers 204
Schools 15
Offensive Trades 84
Shops and Stalls 197
Shops Act (Primary) 71
Shops Act (Re-inspections) 21
Smoke Observations 48
Sanitary Conveniences, Urinals 882
Stables 18
Piggeries 28
Gipsies 39
Petroleum 144
General Inspections 658
Re-inspections 5751
Sundry Visits 1674
Cinemas and Halls 42
Visits to Canal 33
Inspections of Places where Food is Prepared.
Butchers 259
Fish Shops 115
Coffee Shops 6
Ice Cream Shops 62
Dairies and Mllkshops 125
Slaughterhouses 120
Bakehouses 39
Number of Notices Served.
Preliminary or Informal Notices 1406
Statutory Notices 299
Defects Remedied.
Houses repaired, cleansed, etc. 762
D.W. Cisterns repaired, covered 20
Water Fittings repaired 58
Drains, examined, tested, etc. 200
Drains, cleared, trapped, repaired 216
Drains re-constructed 95
Chambers inserted 66
Chambers sealed down 15
Soil and Vent pipes repaired 40
W.C.'s repaired, cleansed, etc. 352
Flushing cisterns repaired 105
Waste pipes repaired, etc. 104
Sinks repaired or renewed 37
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