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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
Holborn 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VIII. Proceedings during 1910.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of Inspections 1910. | Number of Notices 1910. | Number of Prosecutions 1910. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1909. | Added in 1910. | Removed in 1910. | On register at end of 1910. | ||||
| Milk premises | 168 | 21 | 17 | 172 | 618 | 2 | 0 |
| Cowsheds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | weekly | 0 | 0 |
| Slaughter-houses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offensive trade premises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Cream premises | 89 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 120 | 1 | 0 |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 637 | 27 | 23 | 641 | 1,083 | (a)1 21 (b)* 181 | (a)* (b)* 4 |
* (a) For overcrowding.
* (6) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 1,299
Overcrowding, 1910—
Number of Dwelling Booms overcrowded 41
Number remedied 41
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 17
Number of rooms closed 17
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
„ „ „ ,, Housing of the Working Classes Act 0
Ice Cream—
Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 0
Verminous Rooms—
Numbers of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1904 69
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 16
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 0
Number of dwellings comprised therein 0
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 0; (4) refused 0; (c) deferred 0
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909. Section 35—
Number of applications for certificates 12
„ „ beds comprised therein 1307
„ ,, certificates granted, 10; refused, 2; deferred 0
Number of prosecutions under Bye-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
(а) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, fifth, etc 0
(б) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, etc 0
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health 0
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses 0
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc 0
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc 0
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. 0
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc 0
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202) 0
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
Section 202) 0
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 121
Total number of infectious bodies removed 0