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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
Fulham 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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A.-Statement showing Principal Items of Sanitary Work carried out
during the year ended 25th March, 1888, by the Sanitary
Inspectors.
| Nature of Work. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Northern District. | Southern District. | |
| Houses Inspected . | 1,479 | 1,490 |
| Houses Re-inspected | 1,501 | 1,357 |
| Houses Cleansed | 345 | 116 |
| Mews Inspected | 137 | 155 |
| Closets Provided with Water | 114 | 116 |
| Slaughter-houses Visited | 18 | 25 |
| Ditto Visited Quarterly | 8 | 5 |
| Cow-houses Visited | 29 | 38 |
| Ditto Visited Quarterly | 5 | 9 |
| Bake-houses Visited | 180 | 100 |
| Ditto Visited Quarterly | 45 | 25 |
| Offensive Trades | 12 | 3 |
| Ash-bins Built, Repaired, or Sanitary Tins Provided | 142 | 245 |
| Closets and Drains Unstopped, Repaired, &c. | 275 | 178 |
| Urinals Visited | 105 | 411 |
| Ditto Cleansed | 50 | 97 |
| Cases of Infectious Disease Visited | 292 | 221 |
| Ditto ditto Re-Visited | 95 | 46 |
| Ditto ditto Removed | 181 | 55 |
| Pigs Removed | 14 | 53 |
| Houses Disinfected | 97 | 79 |
| Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 3 | 1 |
| Sanitary Notices Issued | 572 | 597 |
| Conditional Summonses Granted | 339 | 362 |
| Summonses Issued | 118 | 57 |
| Sanitary Works Carried Out | 532 | 640 |
| Totals | 6,633 | 6,481 |