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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1915. Table VIII.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1915. | Number of notices, 1915. | Number of prosecutions 1915. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1914. | Added in 1915. | Removed in 1915. | On register at end of 1915. | ||||
| Milk premises | 293 | 15 | 17 | 291 | 2614 | 18 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 5 | ... | 3 | 28 | ... | ||
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 81 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 193 | 19 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 280 | ... | ... | 280 | 287 | 146 | |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 3973
Overcrowding:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 131
Number remedied 131
Number of prosecutions Nil.
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 276
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 1
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 17
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 Nil.
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. 1
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 416
Total number of infectious bodies removed 5