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
Clerkenwell 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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62 dustbins provided.
12 dustbins repaired.
12 gully traps provided.
80 drains repaired.
14 drains unstopped.
3 drains ventilated.
14 rainwater pipes disconnected trom drain.
16 rainwater pipes repaired.
6 gutters repaired.
16 roofs repaired.
23 ceilings repaired.
3 water supplies reinstated.
2 water supplies repaired.
4 areas paved.
8 areas limewhited.
13 wasbbouses paved.
38 waslibouses dirty.
3 washhouses drained.
7 space under floors ventilated.
4 workshops limewhited.
24 accumulations removed.
6 urinals cleansed.
11 cesspools abolished.
4 accumulations of dung abated.
13 smoke nuisances abated.
177 cases of infectious disease, including—
81 cases of scarlet fever.
60 diphtheria.
15 typhoid.
20 erysipelas.
1 membranous croup.
407 houses visited upon complaint and infectious cases.
439 house to house inspections.
1291 re-visits.
424 preliminary notices.