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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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SALE OP FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
REPORT UPON ARTICLES ANALYSED
DURING THE YEAR 1893,
MADE TO THE
Vestry of St. James's, Westminister,
BY
JAMES EDMUNDS, M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond., F.C.S., &c.,
Medical Officer of Health and public Analyst for St. James's,
Westminster.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
During the year 1893, under the provisions of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts, 83 samples were examined, all
which were procured for examination by the Vestry Officers.
In none of these samples was any poisonous ingredient
discovered.
TABLE IV.—SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1893.
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Complaints received | 76 | 132 | 119 | 76 | 403 |
,, Small Pox cases visited | 2 | 41 | 7 | ... | 50 |
,, Scarlet Fever ,, | 14 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 95 |
„ Typhoid (Enteric) Fever cases visited | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
,, Continued Fever cases visited | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
„ Puerperal „ ,, | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
„ Relapsing „ „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
„ Typhus „ „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
,, Scarlatina ,, ,, | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
,, Diphlheria „ | 6 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
,, Erysipelas ,, | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
,, Cholera ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
„ Membraneous Croup „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
,, Articles disinfected | 561 | 1528 | 1160 | 938 | 4187 |
,, Rooms disinfected | 28 | 83 | 62 | 53 | 226 |
,, Articles obtained for Analysis | 20 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 80 |
,, Bodies received into Mortuary | 10 | 17 | ... | 1 | 28 |