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 1909
[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 2,602
Dwelling-houses (house-to-house) inspected 14,101
Newly-infected houses 3,333
Common lodging-houses 65
Slaughter-houses 413
Bakehouses 396
Dairies 38
Cowsheds 57
Milkshops 224
Retail Shops 1,755
Schools 4
Offensive Trades 193
Factories 307
Workshops 80
Laundries 11
Miscellaneous 3,128
Re-inspections 42,082
On Offenders 8
Number of Notices served Owners 6,915
Occupiers 94
By Offenders 33
Number of Notices complied with j „ Owners 6,387
Occupiers 68
Total Nuisances found 30,693
„ „ abated 25,015
Samples taken (Sale of Food and Drug Acts) 1,256
Summonses attended (Sale of Food and Drug Acts) 50
„ „ (Public Health Acts) 75
,, „ (Factory and Workshops Acts) 5
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