London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Woolwich 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table X.—
| SUMMARY OP CHIEF INSPECTOR, | |
| Premises inspected | 910 |
| Premises inspected in which various sanitary defects were found | 855 |
| New buildings inspected for which certificates were issued for efficient water supply | 417 |
| Ditches cleansed | 19 |
| Defective combined drains investigated and reported upon | 43 |
| Number of houses referred to in such combined drains | 222 |
| Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses inspected | 13 |
| Obstructions on footpaths dealt with | 23 |
| Attendances at Police Court | 29 |
| MISCELLANEOUS, INCLUDING WORK OP CHIEF INSPECTOR, DISTRICT INSPECTORS, AND CLERKS. | |
| Number of cases of inattention to notices reported to Vestry Clerk for proceedings | 85 |
| Summonses at the Police Court | |
| Bakehouses cleansed twice during the year | |
| Number of houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 694 |
| „ cases disinfected for other parishes (Lee and Eltham) to 8th | 41 |
| Letters received | 1405 |
| ,, written | 1709 |
| Notifications received | 658 |
| Certificates issued after disinfection | 1454 |
| ,, of infectious diseases forwarded to schools | 1219 |
| Complaints of Sanitary defects | 318 |
| „ non-removal of dust | 535 |
| Written Intimation Notices | 2017 |
| Statutory Notices | 330 |