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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1923.
TABLE VII.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1923. | N umber of notices, 1923. | Number of prosecutions, 1923. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1922. | Added in 1923. | Removed in 1923. | On register at end of 1923. | ||||
| Milk premises | 219 | 44 | 8 | 255 | 1,822 | 17 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | . . . | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 56 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 4 | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 77 | 45 | 5 | 117 | 295 | 23 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 295 | 2 | 1 | 296 | 1,447 | 215 | ... |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 5,394
Overcrowding:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 48
Number remedied 12
Number of prosecutions ...
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 286
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 2
Insanitary houses :—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891
Shelter provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 10
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during the year ...
Number of prosecutions under Byc-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891 :—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, &c. 3
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 174
Total number of infectious bodies removed ...
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