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Willesden 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Summary of principal items of Work for 3rd Quarter, ending Oct. 2nd, 1909.

Description of Work.Lady Hlth. Vie.Sanitary Districts.Total
No. 2No. 8No.No. 6No. 6
Inspection of Houses-
Number inspected on complaint106448216961273
„ „ for special inquiry237871156
„ „ from house to house2014406132167
„ „ „ „ (Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890)
Number inspected and measured for Inland Revenue Certificate
Re-inspection of Houses—
Number re-inspected81032264820144
Number of visits to premises where works of amendment are in operation5044933293874702163
Number of Birth Enquiries974974
„ Infantile Death Enquiries7575
Cases of Infectious disease visited214214
„ „ „ re-visited9696
„ „ „ removed159
Number of visits re miscellaneous matters1717
„ cases of Consumption visited6464
„ Midwives disinfected
„ rooms disinfected253253
Cases of illness notified from schools, visited979979
„ „ „ „ re-visited847847
Number of visits to Schools88
„ children cleansed2727
Number of rooms disinfected afterConsumption2121
Cancer22
Other Diseases1010
Inspection of Mews, Stables, etc.17139141568
of Dairies, Milkshops, etc.2322221917103
„ of Slaughterhouses515125239
„ premises where ice-cream is made
„ re Miscellaneous matters16101571227213
„ of Canal Boats2222
Observations re Smoke Nuisance55
Nuisances abated—
Number of new drains constructed2237620
„ drains amended7546325
„ tested281315241797
„ drains inspected20165151066
„ nuisances of various descriptions abated73113706781404
Sanitary notices issued5364599185352
Statutory „ „121213302592
„ „ „ „ under the Housing of the Working classes Act, 1890
Number of letters received1383
„ written650
Number of Summonses issued11