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 Whitechapel]
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| P–(Continued.) | Date of Reports. | Page of Reports. |
|---|---|---|
| Penalty of obtaining water surreptitously | March, 1863 | 9 |
| "People's Act " | Dec. 1878 | 23 |
| „ parks | March,1879 | 10 & 11 |
| Period of time of persons remaining in Workhouse | July, 1864 | 5 |
| Persons, number of, killed by vehicles in streets | March,1879 | 4 |
| Petition of Mr. Liddle to House of Lords | Oct. 1874 | 19 & 20 |
| Petty Sessions, recommendation of local Board to limit the number of cows in cow-sheds according to their dimensions, agreed to by the Magistrates | Sept. 1867 | 9 |
| Pigs, nuisance from the keeping of | April, 1875 | 6 & 7 |
| ,, keeping of | Sept. 1857 | 10 |
| Jan. 1858 | „ | |
| April, „ | 6 | |
| Oct. ,, | 7 | |
| Jan. 1859 | 9 | |
| July, „ | 16 | |
| Oct. „ | 8 | |
| April, 1864 | „ | |
| Sept. 1873 | „ | |
| April, 1875 | 6 | |
| „ „ and cattle in crowded districts injurious to health | Sept. 1865 | 9 |
| Pilbrow's, Mr., report on the Baths and Washhouses | March, 1873 | 8 & 9 |
| Place for reception of dead bodies during the time required for post mortem examinations recommended | July, 1869 | 10 |
| Places where epidemic diseases are prevalent | Oct. 1856 | 4 |
| Plain speaking | July, 1858 | 10 |
| Plan of operations suggested for carrying out the duties of the Medical Officer of Health | Oct. 1856 | 1 |
| Plans proposed for improvement of houses for the working classes | „ 1870 | 9,10 & 11 |
| Poisoning, from fumes of mercury in factories | March,1860 | 6 |
| Poisons, danger from the indiscriminate sale of | June, 1857 | 4 |
| „ sold in drug shops and oil shops | March,1860 | |
| Police, report of Chief Commissioner of, respecting the registered common lodging houses | Dec. 1870 | 8, 9 & 10 |
| Pool's Place and water supply | July, 1864 | 10 |
| Poor, moral effect upon, by clean streets | Dec. 1865 | 8 |
| ,, rate levied on the whole metropolis may be objectionable | ,, 1867 | 9 |
| ,, people are far more sensible than is imagined to comforts and sanitary improvements | Oct. 1856 | |
| „ „ cannot keep their houses clean from the want of water and defective condition of the pavement in their vicinity | „ „ | „ |
| ,, insensible to the benefits of a good water supply | June, 1862 | 6 |
| ,, selecting the refuse of fish for food | Sept. „ | 5 |
| ,, afraid to make complaints of nuisances | July, 1865 | 9 |
| Dec. ,, | „ | |
| „ by living entirely amongst themselves will not become elevated in the social scale | „ „ | 6 |
| „ lodged in a most unsatisfactory manner | „ 1867 | 7 |
| „ Law Inspector, Dr. Smith, on cubic space for wards in workhouses | „ 1870 | 9 & 10 |