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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
Greenwich 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich]
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—
| First Qnarter. | Second. Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwholesome Food. | |||||
| Voluntarily surrendered | 168 cases currants. | 3064 cases of dates. | 40 pkts. baking powder. | 460 cases of dates. | |
| 30 bags ditto. | |||||
| 632 lbs. of damaged wheat. | ½ bushel of apples. | ||||
| 87 cases of dates. | |||||
| 98 tons haricot beans. | 994 cases of dates. | ||||
| 12 bags of onions. | |||||
| 31 tons seed pearl tapioca. | |||||
| 134 qtrs. damaged wheat. | |||||
| 23½ bags ditto | |||||
| 6 qtrs. ditto. | |||||
| Notices, &c. | |||||
| Intimations Served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 228 | 292 | 258 | 211 | 989 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Complaints Received | 39 | 137 | 45 | 33 | 254 |
| Complaints Attended to | 39 | 137 | 45 | 33 | 254 |
| Verminous Houses | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Statutory Notices Served under Section 4 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 160 |
| Ditto Others | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 14 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 49 |
| Statutory Notices re Yard Paving | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Noti es re Combined Drainage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ditto Houses let in lodgings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Letters Written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 55 | 109 | 52 | 47 | 263 |
| Summonses Applied for and Issued | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
| L.C.C. General Powers Act | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |