London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Re-Inspections(contd.) | |
| Factories | 1,492 |
| Outworkers | 27 |
| Hairdressers | 12 |
| Bakehouses | 31 |
| Milkshops | 58 |
| Cookshops | 209 |
| Fried Fish shops | 25 |
| Ice Cream shops | 54 |
| Butchers' shops, stores, etc. | 71 |
| Rag & Bone dealers | 4 |
| Food shops and premises | 1,020 |
| Fish curers | 2 |
| Shops Act, 1950. | 196 |
| Smoke observations | 11 |
| Canteens | 41 |
| Vacant sites | 78 |
| Infectious disease visits | 598 |
| Rodent Infestations | 83 |
| Non-effective visits | 5,182 |
| SUMMARY OF WORK DONE. | |
| Premises, cleansed throughout | 109 |
| Premises, partially cleansed throughout | 1,653 |
| Premises, total rooms | 4,572 |
| Verminous rooms | 148 |
| Verminous premises | 82 |
| Premises, generally repaired | 4,514 |
| Light and ventilation | 77 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes | 1,876 |
| Overcrowding | 45 |
| Water reinstated. | 29 |
| Water supply provided to upper floor | 27 |
| Drains, new | 34 |
| Drains, reconstructed | 36 |
| Drains, improved or repaired | 186 |
| Drains, obstructions removed | 177 |
| Drams tested | 588 |
| Soil vent pipes repaired. | 79 |
| W. C's., new | 160 |
| W. C's., improved or repaired | 868 |