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 Willesden]
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Summary of Principal Items of Work for Year ending
December 31st, 1910.
Tablk No. 38.
Description op Work. | Quarter. | Total 1910. | ||||
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1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | |||
Inspection of Houses- | ||||||
Number inspected and measured for Inland Revenue Certificate | 21 | 14 | 76 | 116 | 227 | |
Number inspected on complaint | 174 | 188 | 173 | 1561 | 691 | |
„ ,, for special inquiry | 69 | 75 | 201 | 171 | 516 | |
„ „ from house to bouse | 168 | 335 | 91 | 166 | 760 | |
Re Inspection of Houses- | ||||||
Number re-inspected | 110 | 217 | 192 | 108 | 627 | |
Number of visits to premises where works of amendment are iu operation | 2339 | 2227 | 958 | 2178 | 8,802 | |
Number of visits to Schools | 170 | 63 | 48 | 96 | 377 | |
,, Birth Enquiries | 264 | 175 | 672 | 287| | 1,398 | |
,, Infantile Death Enquiries | 64 | 87 | 48 | 115 | 314 | |
Cases of Infectious disease visited | 152, | 116 | 166 | 157 | 591 | |
„ „ „ re-visited | 87| | 48 | 74 | 85 | 294 | |
„ ,, ,, removed | 106 | 78 | 137 | 121 | 442 | |
Number of visits re miscellaneous matters | 29 | 36 | 36 | 128 | 229 | |
,, rooms disinfected | 190 | 149 | 263 | 246 | 848 | |
Cases of illness notified from schools, visited | 1633 | 2155 | 783 | 1301 | 5,872 | |
„ „ ,, „ re-visited | 1089 | 1427 | 1066 | 1241 | 4,823 | |
Number of rooms disinfected after | Consumption | 4 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 106 |
Cancer | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
Other Diseases | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 54 | |
Number of Mid wives disinfected | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
„ cases of Consumption visited | 63 | 70 | 89 | 126 | 348 | |
Inspection of Mews, Stables, etc. | 44 | 44 | 49 | 39 | 176 | |
,, of Dairies, Milkshops. etc | 92 | 122 | 120 | 138 | 472 | |
,, of Slaughterhouses | 27 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 68 | |
61 | 192 | 146 | 290 | 689 | ||
„ of Canal Boats | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 58 | |
Observations re Smoke Nuisances | 10 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 90 | |
Nuisances abated— | ||||||
Number of new drains constructed | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | |
„ drains amended | 29 | 26 | 33 | 75 | 163 | |
,, tested | 70 | 97 | 104 | 89 | 360 | |
,, drains inspected | 88 | 155 | 79 | 143 | 465 | |
,, nuisances of various descriptions abated | 343 | 260 | 291 | 451 | 1,345 | |
„ dustbins provided | 42 | 44 | 76 | 123 | 285 | |
„ yards paved | 69 | 142 | 69 | 85 | 365 | |
Sanitary notices issued | 273 | 472 | 325 | 312 | 1,382 | |
Statutory ,, „ | 153 | 165 | 147 | 160 | 625 | |
„ ,, „ under the Housing Town Planning, &c. Act, 1909 | - | - | 26 | 15 | 41 | |
Number of letters received | 1093 | 1699 | 1291 | 1650 | 5,733 | |
„ ,, written | 824 | 982 | 690 | 894 | 3,390 | |
Number of Summonses issued | - | - | 3 | 16 | 19 |