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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
Clerkenwell 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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1021 preliminary notices served.
270 Statutory „
7 bags of rape tops, 3 bags of oysters, 1 flank of beef, 1 sheep, 4
fowls, and case of rabbits destroyed as unfit for human
food.
30 summonses have been taken out, and fines inflicted as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 under the Metropolis Local Management Act | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 under Public Health Act | 44 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 under Food and Drugs Act ... | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| £74 | 6 | 0 |
Wabds 4 and 5 (Inspector Green's District).
138 cases of scarlet fever.
58 „ diphtheria,
10 „ membranous croup.
21 „ enteric fever.
81 „ erysipelas
1 „ puerperal fever.
215 fumigations after infectious diseases.
43 cases of overcrowding abated.
66 defective pavings repaired.
114 dirty houses and rooms cleansed.
8 dead bodies removed to mortuary.
26 foul pan closets removed and new ones fixed.
146 gully traps fixed in lieu of other defective traps.
43 choked drains unstopped,
143 defective drains remedied, of which 61 were reconstructed.
6 defective soil pipes remedied.
39 foul closet pans cleansed or new ones fixed.
36 defective dustbins repaired
12 additional water closets provided.
4 nuisances from animals abated.