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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1914. Table VIII.
| premises. | number of places— | Number of inspections, 1914. | Number of notices, 1911. | Number of prosecutions, 1914. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1913. | Added in 1914. | Removed in 1914. | On register at end of 1914. | ||||
| Milk premises | 290 | 23 | 20 | 293 | 2741 | 29 | ... |
| Cowsheds. | 7 | ... | 1 | 6 | 57 | 1 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses. | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 30 | .... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 98 | 2 | 19 | 81 | 177 | 22 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 280 | ... | ... | 280 | 380 | 184 | ... |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 4606
Overcrowding:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 256
Number remedied 256
Number of prosecutions Nil.
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 395
Underground rooms :—
Number dealt with during year 12
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 42
Shelter provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
Number of persons accommodated during the year Nil.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during year 1
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc3
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 501
Total number of infectious bodies removed 2