Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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26 OCTOBER, 1892. 205
That from the Report of your Inspector under the Adulteration
Act it appears:
North Ward | 10 |
East „ | 8 |
West „ | 10 |
Centre „ | 11 |
South ,, | 9 |
48 |
(b) That proceedings were taken against the sellers of
adulterated articles with the following results:
No. 210.—Milk admixed with about 25 per cent. of
added water. Fine of £3 and costs.
No. 212.—Margarine (not Butter). Fine of £2 and
costs.
No. 213.—Ditto ditto Fine of £2 and
costs.
(c) That a caution was given in the following case:
No. 220.—Milk admixed with about 8 per cent. of
added water.
(I 2) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting:, the following: works had been performed, viz.:
Districts. | Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | ||
Houses, &c., inspected | 92 | 150 | 158 | 400 |
„ reinspected | 203 | 112 | Il8 | 433 |
Workshops inspected | 0 | I | 18 | 19 |
„ measured | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
„ re-inspected | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
Notices served for sanitary amend-ments | 56 | 54 | 108 | 218 |
Notices served re infectious diseases | 34 | 18 | 27 | 79 |
Drains tested | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
„ found defective | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
„ cleansed and repaired | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
„ properly trapped | 153 | 49 | 62 | 264 |
„ constructed or reconstructed | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Closets (new) erected at workshops | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Closet pans provided (new) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Water-supplies provided to closets | 23 | 7 | 12 | 42 |
Water-supplies for domestic purposes disconnected from those used for flushing closets | 19 | 0 | I | 20 |