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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Authorised
Offensive
Businesses.
36
324 inspections were made during the year to various offensive businesse
(including 40 poultry slaughter houses) carried on in the borough.
Knacker.—19, Winthrop Street.
Soap Boiler.—High Street, Wapping.
Tripe Boilers.—5, High Street, Whitechapel; 94, Wentworth Street.
Dressers of Fur Skins.—15, Gill Street; 54 and 56, Old Church Road;
29, Spelman Street; 34, Love Lane; 27b, Upper East Smithfield.
Slaughterers of Poultry.—
29, Bedford Street. 75, Hessel Street.
16 and 18, Betts Street. 6, Hope Street.
131, Bridge Street. Fish Hall, Hope Street.
80, Burdett Road. 13, Leyden Street.
28, Burslem Street. 15, Leyden Street.
59, Buxton Street. 49, Lindley Street.
.152, Cannon Street Road. 26, Maplin Street.
161 -163, Cannon Street Road 600, Mile End Road.
13, Cobb Street. 82, Oxford Street.
16 and 18, Cobb Street. 98, Oxford Street.
21, Fordham Street. 114, Oxford Street.
22, Fordham Street. 217, Oxford Street.
49, Globe Road 39, Pelham Street,
31, Great Pearl Street. 116, Redmans Road.
29, Greenfield Street. 117, Redmans Road.
8, Gun Street. 56, Richard Street.
9, Gun Street. 182 & 183, St. George St.
37, Harford Street. 150, Stepney Green.
46. Hawkins Street. 27, Sutton Street.
8a, Hessel Street. 51, Varden Street.
14, Hessel Street. 56, Weaver Street.
36, Hessel Street. 64, Wellesley Street.
42, Hessel Street, 70, White Horse Lane.
Common
Lodging
Houses.
There are 20 common lodging houses with a total accommodation of 3,005
beds. Some of them arc entirely used by women.
Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist:—
Nature of work. | Instances | |
---|---|---|
where defects found. | Notices served. | |
Wearing Apparel— | ||
Making, etc | 332 | 296 |
Cleaning and Washing | 4 | 4 |
Boots and Shoes | 23 | 21 |
Household linen | 1 | 1 |
Furniture and Upholstery | 19 | 18 |
Fur Pulling | 1 | 1 |
Umbrellas, etc. | 3 | 2 |
Paper, etc., boxes, paper bags | 6 | 6 |
Brush Making | 2 | 1 |
391 | 350 |
Public Health Act. The following is a list of cowsheds in the Borough:—
Address. | No. of Cows |
---|---|
licensed to be kept. | |
21, Black Lion Yard | 46 |
63, Brook Street | 19 |
134, Charles Street | 14 |
77, Commercial Road | 26 |
Railway arches, Nos. 185 and 186, Drewton | Street 41 |
18, Fairclough Street | 56 |
37, Hanbury Strest | 18 |
12, Hilton Street | 10 |
42, Jubilee Street | 43 |
15, Maroon Street | 12 |
46/52, Old Church Road | 67 |
64, Pelham Street | 16 |
56, Princes Square | 36 |
5, Russell Street | 8 |
33, St. Ann's Road | 19 |
1, Sidney Street | 20 |
9, Umberston Street | 14 |
1. Upper Chapman Street | 12 |
64, White Horse Lane | 16 |