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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table XVa.
SUMMARY OF WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR.
Premises Inspected 1320
New Buildings Inspected 147
Ditches Cleansed 5
Defective Combined Drains Investigated and Reported on 22
Number of Houses referred to in such Combined Drains 129
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses Inspection 25
Complaints Investigated 148
Attendances at Police Court . • 37
MISCELLANEOUS, INCLUDING WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR,
DISTRICT INSPECTORS, AND CLERKS.
Number of Cases of Inattention to Notices reported to Town Clerk
for Proceedings 94
Summonses at Police Court 24
Bakehouses Inspected and Cleansed twice during the year . 63
Number of Houses Disinfected after Infectious Disease 857
Letters received 3989
„ written 3272
Notifications received 931
Certificates issued after Disinfection 1667
„ of Infectious Disease forwarded to Schools 1002
Complaints of Sanitary Defects 457
„ of Non-removal of Dust, viz. :—
Woolwich 18
Plumstead 19
Eltham 5
Written Intimation Notices 4272
Statutory Notices 614
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