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Deptford 1908
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Table No. 24.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health.
PROCEEDINGS DURING 1908.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1908. | Number of notices, 1908. | Number of prosecutions, 1908. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1907. | Added in 1908. | Re-moved in 1908. | On register at end of 1908. | ||||
| Milk premises | 203 | 55 | 59 | 200 | 627 | 11 | … |
| Cowsheds | 5 | … | 2 | 3 | 58 | … | … |
| Slaughter-houses | 4 | … | 1 | 3 | 49 | 1 | … |
| Other offensive trade | 3 | … | … | 3 | 33 | … | … |
| premises Ice cream premises | 121 | 26 | 19 | 128 | 207 | 7 | … |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 269 | … | … | 269 | … | (a)* | (a)* |
| (b)* | (b)* | ||||||
| * (a) For overcrowding. | * (b) For other conditions. | ||||||
Overcrowding 1907—
Number of dwelling-rooms overcrowded 25
Number remedied 25
Number of prosecutions —
Underground rooms —
Illegal occupation dealt with during year
Number of rooms closed
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act —
Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year