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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COUNTY OF LONDON. Statistics of the administrative work carried out during the year 1929.
Sanitary Authority. | Cowsheds. | Slaughterhouses. | Offensive Trades. | Smoke nuisances. | Common lodging houses. | Cleansing of persons and rooms. | Water supply. | Milk-shops. | Ice cream premises. | Restaurants and Eating Houses. | |||||||||||||
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No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. authorised. | No. of inspections. | Observations. | Intimations. | Complaints. | Notices. | Houses licensed. | Authorised lodgers. | Persons. | Booms or premises. | Tenement houses extra supply. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. on register- | No. of inspections. | No. of places. | No. of inspections. | |||
Adults. | Children. | After infectious diseases. | For vermin. | ||||||||||||||||||||
City of London | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | — | 13 | — | 1 | 477 | 91 | 981 | all | — | — | 273 | 279 | 38 | 22 | 718 | 360 |
Battersea | — | — | 2 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 201 | 278 | 4,335 | 1,774 | 250 | 39 | 234 | 461 | 151 | 312 | 118 | 261 |
Bermondsey | — | — | — | — | 14 | 55 | 94 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1,195 | 73 | — | 1,768 | 578 | 13 | 268 | 537 | 117 | 274 | 119 | 531 |
Bethnal Green | 11 | 44 | 2 | 208 | 9 | 101 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 366 | 620 | 1 | 1,513 | 400 | — | 254 | 585 | 123 | 301 | 191 | 503 |
Camberwell | 1 | 11 | 2 | 194 | 10 | 38 | 184 | 8 | 29 | — | 5 | 438 | 39 | 3,276 | 4,203 | 344 | 8 | 381 | 1,555 | 198 | 294 | 190 | 245 |
Chelsea | — | — | 2 | 36 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 172 | 15 | 893 | 310 | 198 | — | 71 | 100 | 27 | 37 | 70 | 95 |
Deptford | — | — | 2 | 201 | 6 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1,193 | 7 | 1,853 | 1,379 | 107 | — | 167 | 210 | 102 | 247 | 53 | 151 |
Finsbury | — | — | 1 | 126 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 470 | 15 | — | 697 | 237 | 7 | 162 | 198 | 94 | 126 | 199 | 292 |
Fulham | — | — | 2 | 144 | — | — | 302 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 84 | 13 | — | 1,396 | 151 | 3 | 151 | 75 | 87 | 259 | 39 | 739 |
Greenwich | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 9 | 757 | 809 | 32 | — | 133 | 138 | 114 | 120 | 66 | 78 |
Hackney | 3 | 40 | 13 | 561 | 17 | 57 | 1,373 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 313 | 53 | 3,222 | 2,337 | 284 | — | 422 | 1,353 | 212 | 403 | 153 | 69 |
Hammersmith | — | — | 6 | 444 | 2 | 26 | 119 | 13 | 43 | — | 1 | 274 | 182 | 2,539 | 972 | 29 | 32 | 96 | 1,172 | 130 | 300 | 160 | 568 |
Hampstead | — | — | 1 | 51 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 884 | — | 33 | 12 | 64 | 174 | 72 | 126 | 61 | 85 |
Holborn | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 260 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | 835 | 125 | — | 772 | 208 | 16 | 127 | 83 | 42 | 157 | 248 | 202 |
Islington | — | — | 13 | 684 | 18 | 66 | 103 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 22 | 803 | 42 | 5,664 | 4,122 | 88 | 52 | 422 | 722 | 219 | 226 | 446 | 531 |
Kensington | — | — | 5 | 309 | — | — | 625 | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | 284 | 210 | 3,282 | 1,641 | 158 | 61 | 153 | 731 | 110 | 173 | 141 | 1,306 |
Lambeth | 1 | 12 | 6 | 616 | 4 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | 3 | 473 | — | — | 9,999 | 968 | 56 | 601 | 3,006 | 205 | 718 | 248 | 371 |
Lewisham | 1 | 4 | 8 | 773 | — | — | 88 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1,721 | 95 | — | 126 | 311 | 169 | 290 | 116 | 336 |
Paddington | — | — | 2 | 300 | 1 | 58 | 138 | 1 | 9 | — | 3 | 165 | 17 | 2 | — | 100 | — | 113 | 423 | 116 | 230 | 115 | 190 |
Poplar | 4 | 29 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 342 | 65 | 327 | 2,240 | 81 | 17 | 116 | 273 | 89 | 453 | 716 | 1,555 |
St. Marylebone | 1 | 19 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 60 | 441 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 739 | 3,480 | 2,496 | 1,128 | 404 | 4 | 107 | 350 | 68 | 130 | 326 | 1,586 |
St. Pancras | — | — | 4 | 183 | 1 | 56 | 340 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 1,070 | 5,557 | 1,387 | 148 | 100 | 303 | 619 | 236 | 404 | 309 | 298 |
Sboreditch | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 440 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 282 | — | — | — | 135 | — | 288 | 895 | 91 | 219 | 194 | 322 |
South wark | — | — | 4 | 115 | 4 | 17 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2,347 | 1,063 | 5,094 | 5,479 | 810 | 14 | 360 | 1,876 | 171 | 684 | 350 | 1,400 |
Stepney | 19 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 325 | 220 | 42 | 129 | 14 | 21 | 2,961 | 330 | — | 2,719 | 186 | 7 | 395 | 910 | 250 | 480 | 344 | 565 |
Stoke Newington | — | — | 4 | 60 | — | — | 16 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1,309 | 761 | 190 | 17 | 62 | 94 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 60 |
Wandsworth | i | 12 | 6 | 700 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | 176 | 6 | 3,924 | 792 | — | 281 | 974 | 480 | 938 | 303 | 641 |
Westminster | — | — | — | — | — | — | 854 | 12 | 52 | — | 6 | 1,750 | 332 | 701 | 942 | 48 | 5 | 312 | 366 | 54 | 143 | 764 | 531 |
Woolwich | 7 | 57 | 7 | 26 | — | — | 158 | — | 17 | — | 9 | 317 | 58 | 1,867 | 1,403 | 245 | 1 | 94 | 466 | 107 | 271 | 110 | 257 |
Note.—In the columns above a dash signifies a nil return.
Common lodging houses licensed by the Council (i.e., excluding those in the City of London) number, 153; lodgers, 16,172; visits—day,
7,975, night, 230.
Seamen's lodging houses, licensed number, 25; Poplar, 4; Stepney, 21; lodgers, 896. Visits—day, 796; night, 50;
Prosecutions—Offensive Trades. Stepney, 1. Smoke Nuisances. Bermondsey, 5, 1 at 40s.,4 at 20s.; Hackney, 2, Order made for abatement
and £2 2s. costs in each case. Water Supply. Rattersea, 1; Hammersmith, 6; Islington, 1; Kensington, 2 ; St. Pancras, 2
Southwark, 3. Ice Cream Premises. Stoke Newington, 1.