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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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| Number of visits to Factories | 176 |
| Number of visits to bakehouses | 35 |
| Number of visits to workplaces | 48 |
| Number of visits to shops | 317 |
| Number of visits to slaughterhouse | 19 |
| Number of visits to food stores | 322 |
| Number of visits to stables and yards | 55 |
| Number of visits to market gardens, etc | 29 |
| Number of visits to fried fish shops | 12 |
| Number of visits to urinals | 41 |
| Number of visits to piggeries | 1 |
| Number of visits re infectious diseases | 132 |
| Number of visits to streams | 9 |
| Number of visits re rats | 231 |
| Number of visits re smoke abatement | 11 |
| Number of complaints of nuisances received and investigated | 112 |
| Number of preliminary notices served | 606 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 17 |
| Number of interviews re nuisances, etc. | 601 |
| Number of water tests applied to drains | 44 |
| Number of smoke tests applied to drains | 22 |
| Number of rooms disinfected | 129 |
| Number of lots of bedding and clothing disinfected | 100 |
| Number of library books disinfected | 407 |
| Number of samples of drinking water obtained | 253 |
| Number of samples of swimming bath water obtained | 6 |
| Number of milk samples obtained | 183 |
| Number of ice cream samples obtained | 7 |
F. H. LENNARD,
m.r.san.i., a.m.i.s.e., m.s.i.a.,
Senior Sanitary Inspector.
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