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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
Whitechapel 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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| P—(Continued.) | Date of Reports | Page of Reports. |
|---|---|---|
| Proceedings of the Board, instructions to Medical visitors during the prevalence of cholera, 1866 | Cholera Rept. (Vol. III) | 13 |
| „ taken against Mr. Schwartz for nuisance | April, 1869 | 8 |
| Prolonged retention of the dead | March,1867 | 4 & 5 |
| June, ,, | 7 | |
| Dec. 1868 | »» | |
| April, 1869 | 11 | |
| July, „ | 9 | |
| Properly lighted and ventilated houses | Oct. 1859 | 7 |
| Property, the general bad condition of | March, 1861 .. | 5 |
| „ in poor neighbourhoods | Sept. 1866.. | 10 |
| „ more carefully guarded than health | Dec. 1867 | 9 |
| „ versus health | „ 1878 | 19 &20 |
| Proportion of males and females in District | June, 1861 | 6 |
| ,, of stillborn children to total births | Oct. 1859 | 4 |
| „ of illegitimate to legitimate births | „ „ | „ |
| „ per cent, of deaths from certain diseases to total deaths | „ 1870 | 5 |
| Proportionate mortality in London from six of the principal epidemic diseases | March,1879 | 9 |
| Public complaint book | Sept. 1867 | 12 |
| ,, dust-bins objectionable | Dec. 1864 | 9 & 10 |
| „ „ | „ 1867.. | 9 |
| Oct. 1869 | ||
| Jan. 1870.. | 7 | |
| July, „ | 10 | |
| „ parks in London, annual expense of | March,1879 | 10 & 11 |
| „ schools overcrowded | Sept. 1861 | 7 |
| „ „ recommendations of Privy Council for regulating the area, &c | „ „ | „ |
| ,, privies | „ „ | 8 |
| „ ,, in courts are a constant source of nuisance | March,1867 | 5 |
| Dec. „ | 10 | |
| „ health, importance of | March,1857 | 5 |
| ,, companies with large capitals might add with advantage to the public health, if they possessed compulsory powers for the purchase of land | Dec, 1865.. | 7 & 8 |
| ,, slaughter-houses should be built by Metropolitan Board and the City Authorities | Dec. 1878 | 4 |
| „ Officers should devote all their time to duties of office | Sept. 1866 | 8 |
| „ traffic improvement, versus public health improvement | Dec. 1878 | 16 |
| Publication of sickness returns | Oct. 1869 | 6 |
| „ ,, „ advocated by Mr. Liddle in the "Journal of Public Health" for July, 1848 | „ „ | 7 |