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Tottenham 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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Mortuary Table for the Year 1902.
Bodies Admitted.
No. of Post Mortems.
No. of
Inquests.
No. of
Funerals.
No. of
Drowning
Cases.
Month.
Males.
F'm'les
Total.
Males.
F'm'les
Total.
January
7
6
13
2
3
5
13
10
1
February
6
6
12
3
2
5
11
13
0
March
5
5
10
0
3
3
10
10
0
April
13
1
14
10
0
10
14
12
0
May
6
3
9
3
2
5
8
11
1
June
5
5
10
0
1
1
7
7
2
July
9
5
14
8
3
11
15
15
0
August
8
2
10
6
2
8
9
11
2
September
9
11
20
9
7
16
20
18
0
October
7
2
9
4
2
6
10
11
0
November
7
5
12
5
5
10
11
11
1
December
12
11
23
6
6
12
23
24
1
Total
94
62
156
56
36
92
151
153
8
Comparative Statement of work executed, during the years
1900, 1901, and 1902.
1900.
1901.
1902.
Complaints Received
787
857
756
Dust Applications
1097
632
660
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified
832
1204
2181
Houses Inspected—from House to House
1183
889
3470
Total No of Houses Inspected
3113
2246
5253
„ „ Re-Inspections
11227
9974
21850
,, „ Inspections and Re-Inspections
17942
12720
30929
Letters Written
1933
2420
3500
Notices Served
3690
3469
4166
Houses aud Premises Cleansed or Repaired
560
442
781
Movable Dwellings and Tents Removed
593
98
252
Registered Lodging Houses, No. of Inspections
392
350
620
Workshops „ „
200
174
407
Laundries „ „
96
86
157
Bakehouses „ „
280
140
240
Slaughter-houses „ „
397
287
428
Dairies,Cow Sheds, Milk Shops „ „
1010
850
593
Bodies in Mortuary
176
176
156
Cisterns Cleansed or Repaired
124
97
198
Flush Cisterns to W.C.'s Provided
41
10
8
W.C.'s Cleansed and Repaired or Water Supply
411
363
459
Rendered Efficient
Drains Examined, Tested, etc.
2400
1800
3400
„ Reconstructed
1095
818
379
„ Unstopped, Trapped, etc.
183
157
126
R.W. Pipes and Sink Wastes Disconnected
230
87
45
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated
299
163
209
Rooms Fumigated
645
981
1422
Dustbins Repaired
198
115
223
New Dustbins Provided
Yards Paved or Drained
195
98
235
Smoke Nuisances Abated
8
6
12
Offensive Accumulations Removed
53
46
77
Animals kept improperly
20
22
16
Articles Disinfected or Destroyed
3959
6997
31683
Cases Removed to Hospital (M.A.B.)
383
509
929
„ „ S.P. Hospital, S. Mimms
...
46
48
„ „ Isolation Hospital, Downs Lane
...
...
405