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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
Hackney 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1894
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Rooms fumigated
1,739
| Houses cleansed after Infectious Diseases | 536 |
| Disinfectants supplied to the poor (bottles) | 1,247 |
| (bags) | 6,648 |
| Inquests held | 277 |
| Post Mortems held | 7 |
| Intimation Notices served | 3,596 |
| Peremptory or Final Notices served | 729 |
| Infectious Patients removed to Hospital | 730 |
| Cautionary Notices to Schools re Infectious Sickness | 1,828 |
| Certificates of Disinfection issued | 1,492 |
| Nuisances abated (miscellaneous) | 2,921 |
| Accumulations of Dust specially removed | 936 |
| Condemned as unfit for human food—Fish | 17 cwt. |
| ,, ,, ,, Fruit | 3 tons |
| ,, ,, ,, Other articles | 5 cwt. |
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
J. KING WARRY, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health for Hackney.
LIST OF LICENSED COW-SHEDS in the Hackney District , October , 1894.
| Name. | Address. | No. of Sheds. |
|---|---|---|
| Jones, L. J. | 3, Ardleigh Road, De Beauvoir Town | 1 |
| Webb, S. H | 76a, Broadway, London Fields | |
| Stevens, W. E. | Bridge Street, Homerton | l |
| Jones, J. | 46, Brooksby's Walk, Homerton | l |
| Jenkins, J. | 2, Buckingham Road, Kingsland | |
| Thomas, M. | 72, Church Road, Homerton | l |
| Lloyd, E. | 84, Clifden Road, Clapton Park | |
| Jenkins | 67, Downham Road, Kingsland | l |
| James, Mrs. | 11, Downham Road, Kingsland | l |
| Davies, Daniel | 3, Elsdale Street, Hackney | l |
| Coxall, T | Fenn Street, Homerton | l |