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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During the year 6 new licences and 112 renewals were granted by the Council. The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these licences: —
Petroleum spirit | 429,894 galls. |
Petroleum mixtures (cellulose) | 11,661 „ |
Carbide of calcium | 200 lb. |
Rubber solution | 100 lb. + 750 galls. |
Mortuary.
During the year 99 bodies were deposited in the Mortuary, 97 by order
of the Coroner and 2 for sanitary reasons.
The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year:—
Complaints | 2,271 |
Infectious Diseases | 736 |
Infectious Diseases, other visits | 11 |
Food Poisoning | 12 |
Tuberculosis | 1 |
House-to-House | 177 |
Factories with mechanical power | 335 |
Factories without mechanical power | 4 |
Factories (other) | 7 |
Outworkers | 25 |
Schools | 25 |
Offensive trades | 9 |
Shops and Stalls | 154 |
Shops Act (Primary) | 2 |
Shops Act (Re-inspections) | 25 |
Sanitary conveniences and urinals | 156 |
Smoke observations | 108 |
Rat infestation | 422 |
Petroleum | 153 |
General inspections | 450 |
Sundry visits | 1,768 |
Cinemas and Halls | 21 |
Stables and Piggeries | 153 |
Moveable Dwellings | 21 |
Re-inspections | 7,911 |
Sampling Ice Cream | 20 |
Sampling Milk | 26 |
Rag Flock | 14 |