London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

West Ham 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Summary of Work of Inspectors of Nuisances.

Summary of Work of Inspectors of Nuisances.

Number of complaints received and investigated2,938
Dwelling-houses inspected (house-to-house)7,901
Newly-infected Houses inspected2,304
Common Lodging-houses „47
Slaughter-houses „75
Bakehouses „63
Dairies „8
Cowsheds „33
Milkshops „17
Retail Shops „390
Schools „9
Offensive Trades „65
Factories „56
Workshops „14
Laundries „19
Miscellaneous „815
Re-inspections47,961
Number of Notices servedOn Offenders12
„ Owners7,390
„ Occupiers132
Number of Notices complied withBy Offenders11
„ Owners7,510
„ Occupiers82
Total Nuisances found30,998
„ „ abated29,926
Samples Taken (Sale of Food and Drugs Act).
Milk443
Butter and Margarine226
Lard, Cheese29
Coffee, Tea, Pepper, Rice, and Mustard32
Spirits7
Ale15