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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
Stepney 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Notices Served.
Notices served under the various Acts and Byelaws during the year were as follows:-
| Intimation | Statutory | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936:- | ||
| Section 82 (Nuisances) | 2,813 | 656 |
| Section 40 | - | 36 |
| Section 109 | 22 | 5 |
| Factories Acts, 1937 & 1948 | 64 | - |
| Shops Act, 1950 | - | 2 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 -Stopped up drains, etc. | - | 8 |
| London County Council (General Powers) act, 1954 -Dustbins | 78 | 11 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, Sec. 4 | - | 17 |
| Stepney Borough Council (Hairdressers) Byelaws | 8 | - |
| London County Council (Seamen's Lodging Houses) Byelaws | 1 | _ |
| London County Council (Common Lodging Houses) Byelaws | 1 | - |
| 2,987 | 735 |
Offensive Trades.
There are 21 offensive business in the Borough. The register comprises
the following premises: -
Dressers of Furskin. (3)
34/38, Brodlove Lane.
*48, 50, 50a, 54 & 56, Old Church Road.
29, Spelman Street.
Kosher Poultrv Slaughterhouses. (18)
| *19, Bell Lane. | 75, Hessel Street. |
| 28, Burslem Street. | *7, Leyden Street. |
| l6l, Cannon Street Road. | 13, Leyden Street. |
| I6/I8, Cobb Street. | 15, Leyden Street. |
| 49, Globe Road. | *7, Lower Hessel Street. |
| *14, Hessel Street. | *4, Monthope Street, |
| *21/22, Hessel Street. | *6, Monthope Street. |
| 36, Hessel Street. | 10a, Monthope Street. |
| 42, Hessel Street. | 82, Stepney Way. |
The Establishment Orders of premises marked (*) are subject to renewal
from time to time by the Council.
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