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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
Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 40.
SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1904.
| DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | Quarter. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st. | 2ll(l. | ;?rd. | 4th. | ||
| Inspection of House3— | |||||
| Gipsy caravans | 12 | 17 | 18 | — | 17 |
| Number inspected on complaint or in course of special inquiry | 511 | 489 | 535 | 389 | 1,924 |
| Number inspected from house to house | 552 | 367 | 200 | 245 | 1,364 |
| Visits re inspection of above-ground bakehouses | - | - | - | 24 | 24 |
| He-inspection of houses— | |||||
| Number re-iDspected during the Year | 267 | 335 | 169 | 110 | 881 |
| Number of visits to premises where works of amendment were in operation | 1,994 | 2,773 | 2,479 | 2,623 | 9,869 |
| Cases of Infectious disease visited | 180 | 201 | 221 | 207 | 809 |
| „ ,, „ re-visited | 131 | 90 | 75 | 134 | 430 |
| ,, ,, ,, removed | 134 | 135 | 150 | 134 | 553 |
| ,, Non-infectious disease visited | 1,286 | 421 | 266 | 513 | 2,489 |
| ,, ,, re-visited | 25 | 79 | 44 | 58 | 206 |
| Number of rooms disinfected | 197 | 309 | 302 | 307 | 1,115 |
| ,, Birth inquiries | — | — | 642 | 517 | 1,159 |
| ,, Death inquiries | — | — | 204 | 93 | 297 |
| Inspection of dairies, milkshops, &c. | 80 | 75 | 27 | 82 | 264 |
| ,, slaughter-houses, mews, &c. | 173 | 615 | 532 | 182 | 1,502 |
| 7 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 59 | |
| Observations re smoke, and inspections re deposits of coal dust | — | — | 37 | 59 | 96 |
| Nuisances abated during the year— | |||||
| Number of new drains constructed | 32 | 34 | 27 | 41 | 134 |
| ,, Drains amended | 29 | 35 | 76 | 55 | 195 |
| ,, Tested and examined | 181 | 192 | 265 | 215 | 853 |
| ,, Nuisances of various descriptions abated | 280 | 435 | 340 | 280 | 1,345 |
| Sanitary notices issued | 443 | 513 | 262 | 239 | 1,457 |
| Statutory ,, ,, | 142 | 58 | 35 | 108 | 343 |
| Number of letters received | 721 | 838 | 827 | 639 | 3,025 |
| ,, ,, written | 491 | 749 | 564 | 559 | 2,363 |