Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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On November 7th. Mr. Goodman Wirbitsky, 115, Jubilee Street, was fined
£40 and £2 4s. costs for having, in his bakehouse, a quantity of unsound eggs in the
course of preparation for sale as human food.
On November 7th. Mrs. Naomi Hyman, 18, Copley Street, was fined £20
with £2 4s. costs, for having deposited on her premises a quantity of unsound eggs
in the course of preparation for human food.
On November 7th. Mr. Abraham Golietky 135, Jubilee Street, was fined
£20 with £2 4s. costs, for having in his bakehouse a quantity of unsound eggs in
the course of preparation for sale as human food.
Total weights of unsound food destroyed during the last five years :—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1906 | 209 | 18 | 3 | 10 |
1907 | 368 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
1908 | 369 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
1909 | 358 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1910 | 401 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
Inhabited House Duty.
During the year 44 applications were received for certificates under the
Inland Revenue Act, 1903 for the purpose of securing exemption from inhabited
house duty.
Certificates were granted for 86 tenements, and refused for 112 tenements.
26 applications were also received with regard to lodging houses, in
accordance with the provisions of the Housing, Town Planning &c., Act, 190!).
Certificates were granted in each case.
General Sanitary Work.
In the Sanitary Inspectors' Report table will be found the amount of work
carried out by each Inspector during the year, together with its nature.
33,344 houses were inspected, 8,075 being the result of house to house
visitation.
13 532 intimation notices were served for the abatement of various
nuisances, for which it was necessary to serve 6,905 statutory notices before the
defects were remedied.