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 London County Council]
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TABLE II. COUNTY OF LONDON. Statistics of the administrative work carried out during the year 1921.
Sanitary Authority. | Cowsheds. | Slaughterhouses. | Offensive Trades. | Smoke nuisances. | Underground rooms. | Overcrowding. | Houses let in lodgings. | Common lodging houses. | Cleansing of persons and rooms. | Water supply. | Milk- shops. | Ice cream premises. | Other food places. | |||||||||||||||
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No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | Observations. | Complaints. | Notices. | No. illegally occupied. | No. closed or otherwise remedied. | Instances found. | No. remedied. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | Prosecutions. | Houses licensed. | Authorised lodgers. | Adults. | Children. | Premises or rooms. | Tenement houses extra supply. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. of placcs. | No. of inspections. | |
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City of London | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 94 | 10 | 2 | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | 140 | cal | — | 1 | 455 | 22 | 1,134 | 3 | — | 557 | 221 | — | — | 925 | 1,347 |
Battersea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 3 | 4 | 145 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 85 | 85 | — | 2 | 147 | 340 | 4,607 | 5,020 | 31 | 132 | 410 | 122 | 464 | 239 | 1,357 |
Bermondsey | — | — | 1 | 31 | 13 | 119 | 12 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 446 | — | 3 | 1,153 | 43 | — | 3,227 | — | 308 | 849 | 116 | 136 | 341 | 8,043 |
Bethnal Green | 12 | 64 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 219 | 712 | — | 7 | 395 | — | — | 3,098 | — | 196 | 732 | 133 | 296 | 269 | 1,587 |
Caraberwell | 1 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 316 | 71 | — | 5 | 447 | 83 | 3,167 | 96 | — | 414 | 874 | 270 | 293 | 269 | 491 |
Chelsea | — | 3 | 26 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 207 | 56 | 40 | 1,497 | — | 67 | 95 | 17 | 30 | 73 | 80 | |
Deptford | — | — | 2 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 189 | 578 | — | 4 | 1,078 | — | 2,213 | 1,845 | — | 136 | 439 | 78 | 225 | 112 | 308 |
Finsbury | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 949 | 3,579 | — | 1 | 98 | 1 | — | 59 | — | 134 | 146 | 71 | 79 | 199 | 258 |
Fulham | — | — | 2 | 18 | 1 | 20 | — | 30 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | 40 | 120 | 300 | 65 | 220 | — | — | |
Greenwich | 3 | † | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 90 | 51 | 1,396 | 18 | — | 89 | 107 | 82 | 96 | 179 | 389 |
Hackney | 9 | 122 | 19 | 294 | — | — | 83 | 68 | 21 | — | — | 18 | 8 | 463 | — | — | 4 | 313 | 118 | 1,627 | 185 | 2 | 227 | 1,587 | 153 | 157 | 123 | 146 |
Hammersmith | — | — | 7 | 212 | — | — | 136 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 2,704 | 79 | — | 1 | 292 | — | — | 202 | 18 | 76 | 1,619 | 1 12 | 249 | — | 3,023 |
Hampstead.. | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | 33 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1,460 | 53 | 82 | 86 | 271 | 68 | 161 | 515 | 1,554 |
Holborn | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 161 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 601 | 905 | 1 | 14 | 1,089 | 165 | — | 69 | 7 | 154 | 174 | 64 | 279 | 232 | 1,929 |
Islington | 4 | 42 | 18 | 925 | 9 | 61 | 84 | 114 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1,033 | 8,761 | 3 | 23 | 805 | 18 | 4,635 | 7,348 | 63 | 625 | 468 | 242 | 62 | 606 | 17,246 |
Kensington. . | — | — | 6 | 260 | — | — | 340 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2,079 | 6,117 | 2 | 9 | 467 | 60 | 1,368 | 1,172 | 32 | 163 | 851 | 181 | 225 | 790 | 859 | |
Lambeth | 3 | 10 | 12 | 168 | 3 | 49 | 204 | 12 | 136 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 372 | 4,464 | — | 5 | 469 | — | — | 460 | 122 | 316 | 1,896 | 165 | 165 | 3 | 3 |
Lewisham | 9 | 66 | 9 | 158 | — | — | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 376 | — | — | — | — |
Paddington. . | 1 | 4 | 5 | 174 | — | — | 413 | 10 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 1,404 | 4,382 | 2 | 3 | 165 | — | — | 488 | 4 | 96 | 282 | 87 | 102 | 426 | 1,334 |
Poplar | 10 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 16 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 1,450 | 481 | — | 6 | 985 | 161 | 3,600 | 695 | — | 185 | 169 | 97 | 22 | 365 | ...1,000 |
St. Marylebone | 3 | 66 | 3 | 154 | 2 | 68 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1,152 | 10,014 | — | 5 | 763 | 4,773 | 3,517 | 599 | 32 | 159 | 362 | 110 | 156 | 376 | 1,259 |
St. Pancras | 2 | 18 | 8 | 159 | 2 | 96 | 704 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 25 | 2,364 | 5,863 | — | 3 | 108 | 575 | 6,025 | 2,103 | 15 | 211 | 563 | 163 | 247 | 4,565 | |
Shoreditch | 2 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 10 | 331 | 391 | — | 5 | 324 | — | — | 1,118 | 24 | 203 | 1,341 | 72 | 149 | 210 | 485 |
Southwark | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 1,349 | 1,245 | — | 23 | 2,820 | 175 | 2,952 | 31,056 | 100 | 276 | 1,761 | 26 | 26 | 329 | 1,122 |
Stepney | 24 | 109 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 318 | 79 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 2,512 | 4,028 | — | 27 | 3,905 | 465 | 302 | 3,032 | 2 | 419 | 1,442 | 137 | 260 | 461 | 1,263 |
Stoke Newington | 1 | — | 4 | 29 | — | — | 15 | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 330 | 58 | — | 68 | 68 | 8 | 24 | — | 541 |
Wandsworth | 3 | 19 | 10 | 121 | 3 | 121 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 292 | 446 | 1 | 6 | 173 | 271 | — | 620 | — | 446 | 375 | 316 | 338 | 865 | 1,335 |
Westminster | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1,838 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1,150 | 1,784 | — | 5 | 1,586 | 114 | 1,294 | 323 | 44 | 473 | 642 | 150 | 210 | 6,000 | 1,340 |
Woolwich | 13 | 57 | 8 | 42 | — | — | 25 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | 353 | 125 | 439 | 431 | 13 | 399 | 26 | 2,331 | 296 | — | 72 | 148 | 91 | 195 | 199 | 226 |
Note.—In the columns above a dash signifies a nil return.
Common lodging houses. license number, 182 ; lodgers, 18,827 ; visits—day, 11,987, night, 468 ; prosecutions, 1 ; penalties and costs, £2 18s.
Seamen's lodging houses, licensed number, 61; Bermondsey, 6; Deptford, 1 ; Poplar, 12; Stepney, 32; lodgers, 1,281. Visits—day, 1,387 ; night, 146; convictions, 11 ; penalties, £130 10s. 6d.
Prosecutions—Smoke Nuisances: Poplar, 1. * ' * Continuous supervision during slaughtering.
Milkshops : Bermondsey, 9 ; Bethnal Green, 1; City Corporation, 4; Hackney, 1 ; St. Pancras, 1. †Included in milkshop inspections.