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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 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of Inspections 1911. | Number of Notices 1911. | Number of Prosecutions 1911. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1910. | Added in 1911. | Removed in 1911. | On register at end of 1911. | ||||
| Milk premises | 172 | 14 | 9 | 177 | 658 | 3 | 0 |
| Cowsheds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slaughter-houses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offensive trade premises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Cream premises | 40 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 641 | 4 | 12 | 633 | 1,002 | (a)* 15 | |
| (a)* 173 | (b)* nil | ||||||
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 1,054
Overcrowding, 1911—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 64
Number remedied 64
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms —
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 24
Number of rooms closed 24
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
„ „ ,, ,, Housing of the Working Classes Act 1
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 67
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 3
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 4
Number of dwellings comprised therein 9
Number of tenements for which ceitificates were (a) granted 2 ; (4) refused 7 ; (c) deferred 0
Housing. Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909. Section 35—
Number of applications for certificates 0
„ „ beds comprised therein 0
„ ,, certificates granted, 0; refused, 0; deferred 0
Number of prosecutions under Bye-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc 0
(b) 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 0
(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 107
Total number of infections bodies removed 0