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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Summary of Work of Inspectors of Nuisances.
Number of complaints received and investigated 1,808
Dwelling-houses inspected (house-to-house) 10,215
Newly-infected houses 3,156
Common lodging-houses 189
Slaughter-houses 84
Bakehouses 146
Dairies 6
Cowsheds 43
Milkshops 149
Retail Shops 1,176
Schools 23
Offensive Trades 34
Factories 64
Workshops 28
Laundries 11
Miscellaneous 1,986
Re-inspections 42,103
Number of Notices served
Number of Notices complied with
On Offenders 24
„ Owners 6,938
„ Occupiers 185
By Offenders 21
„ Owners 6,519
, „ Occupiers 191
Total Nuisances found 25,288
„ „ abated 23,228
Samples taken (Sale of Food and Drug Acts 1,037
Summonses attended (Sale of Food and Drug Acts) 108
„ „ (Public Health Acts) 54
„ „ (Shop Hours Act) 6