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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
Teddington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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Sundry other Nuisances Abated.
Accumulation of refuse removed 12
Pigs and other animals improperly kept 5
Overcrowding 3
Smoke 4
Prevention of Infectious Disease.
Number of visits in connection with infectious disease 200
Number of rooms disinfected 104
Ordinary infectious disease 77
Phthisis 77
Other diseases 6
Patients removed to hospital 44
Rooms stripped and cleansed 168
The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human consumption were surrendered by the owners and destroyed;-
| Foodstuff. | Disease found. | |
|---|---|---|
| Beef offal | 20 lbs. | Tubercular. |
| Liver | 16 „ | Abscesses. |
| Liver | 16 ,, | Fluke. |
| Pigs' liver 4 „ | 4 „ | Cirrhosis. |
| Fruit | 25 „ | Putrefaction. |
| 81 lbs. | ||
Legal proceedings were taken against an owner who
failed to comply with a notice under the Public Health
Act, 1875, the premises being in such a state as to be a
nuisance or injurious to health.
The case was adjourned seven days upon the owner
promising to do the work. As the notice was not then
complied with the Court ordered the works to be done and
allowed costs.
The owner wrote asking the Council to execute the
work for him.
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