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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
Shoreditch 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1910. T able IX.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1910. | Number of notices, 1910. | Number of prosecutions, 1910. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1909. | Added ii 1910. | Removed in 1910. | On register at end of 1910. | ||||
| Milk premises | 302 | 14 | 24 | 292 | 2949 | 23 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 47 | .. | .. |
| Slaughter-houses | 7 | .. | 1 | 6 | 22 | .. | .. |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. |
| Ice Cream premises | 89 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 186 | 22 | .. |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 258 | 5 | .. | 263 | 637 | 84 | 1 |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2823
Overcrowding:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 104
Number remedied 104
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 197
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 4
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 14
Shelter provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 7
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during year 4
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 382
Total number of infectious bodies removed Nil