Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1921.
(Male Inspectors).
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of complaints received and attended to | 5,549 | ... | 5,549 | |
| No. of house-to-house inspections | 2,691 | ... | 2,691 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works after notice | 4,427 | 24,092 | 28,519 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works voluntary | 530 | 557 | 1,087 | |
| No. of premises inspected on account of :— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 5,007 | ... | 5,007 | |
| Measles | 432 | ... | 432 | |
| Whooping Cough | 713 | ... | 713 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 126 | ... | 126 | |
| Other Infective Diseases | 743 | ... | 743 | |
| Verminous conditions | 305 | ... | 305 | |
| Periodical Inspections:— | ||||
| Houses-let-in-Lodgings | 427 | 19 | 446 | |
| Closed underground rooms | ... | ... | ... | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 12 | ... | 12 | |
| Work-places. | Factories | 303 | 61 | 364 |
| Workshops | 475 | 103 | 578 | |
| Workshops (Domestic) | 139 | 23 | 162 | |
| Work-places | 138 | 79 | 217 | |
| Outworkers' premises | 69 | 20 | 89 | |
| Bakehouses | 307 | 124 | 431 | |
| Restaurant kitchens | 91 | 16 | 107 | |
| Food-places. | ' Cowsheds | 19 | ... | 19 |
| Piggeries | 70 | 1 | 71 | |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 372 | 3 | 375 | |
| Ice Cream Premises | 323 | 15 | 338 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 118 | 3 | 121 | |
| Places where food is prepared | 61 | 11 | 72 | |
| Offensive trades | 116 | 5 | 121 | |
| Fried Fish shops | 142 | 5 | 147 | |
| Rag and bone stores | 33 | 4 | 37 | |
| Butchers' shops | 211 | 2 | 213 | |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 96 | ... | 96 | |
| Fishmongers' shops | 180 | 1 | 181 | |
| Public House urinals | 227 | ... | 227 | |
| Other sanitary conveniences, schools etc. | 73 | 6 | 79 | |
| Smoke observations | 15 | ... | 15 | |
| Unsound food | 69 | 1 | 70 | |
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 339 | 25 | 364 | |
| Legal proceeding:- | ||||
| (1) Applications and summonses | 51 | ... | 51 | |
| (2) Hearings and adjournments | 99 | ... | 99 | |
| Other | 1,207 | 52 | 1,259 | |
| Totals | 26,305 | 25,228 | 81,533 | |