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Shoreditch 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1909.
T able IX.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES- | Number of inspections, 1909. | Number of notices, 1909. | Number of prosecutions, 1909. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1908. | Added in 1909. | Removed in 1909. | On register at end of 1909. | ||||
| Milk premises | 292 | 28 | 18 | 302 | 3404 | 9 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 83 | .. | .. |
| Slaughter-houses Other offensive | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 32 | .. | .. |
| trade premises Ice Cream | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
| premises Registered houses | 90 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 161 | 18 | .. |
| let in lodgings | 286 | .. | 28 | 258 | 293 | 63 | .. |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2283
Overcrowding:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 95
Number remedied 95
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 99
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 3
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 8
Shelter provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 9
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during year 26
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. Nil
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 392
Total number of infectious bodies removed 5