Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK, 1905
| Mr. Ellis, Stamford Hill. | Mr. Harvey, West Hackney. | Mr. Legg, Hackney. | Mr. Bew, Clapton. | Mr. Body, Kingsland. | Mare Street and South Hackney. | Mare St. and South Hackney. | Mr. Haben, Homerton. E. | Mr. Mansell, Homerton, N. | Mr. Kemp, Homerton, S. | Mr. White, Clapton, M.E. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Vobe, Special. | Mr. Bobbit, Special. | Miss Teebay. Special. | Miss Newton, Special. | Totals. | ||
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| Mr. High. | Mr. Sbep'd. | Mr. Punter. | ||||||||||||||||
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6. | No. 7. | No. 8. | No. 9. | No. 10. | No. 11. | No. 12. | |||||||
| Inspections—continued. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Places where food prepared for sale | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 81 | .. | .. | 107 |
| Other workplaces | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ice cream premises | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | |
| Intimation notices served | 134 | 177 | 154 | 263 | 204 | 303 | 323 | 247 | 269 | 173 | 228 | 98 | 110 | 348 | 7 | 241 | 186 | 3465 |
| Peremptory or final notices served | 30 | .. | 29 | 30 | .. | 25 | 22 | 35 | 31 | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 18 | .. | 51 | 44 | 342 |
| Statutory notices served | 29 | 26 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 2 | .. | 22 | .. | 7 | 10 | 289 |
| Proceedings before magistrates or justices under the Public Health Act. | .. | 4 | .. | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Nuisances abated | 143 | 198 | 171 | 261 | 213 | 304 | 131 | 244 | 255 | 210 | 227 | 112 | 114 | 340 | .. | 317 | 229 | 3469 |
| Seized and Condemned as Unfit for Human Food— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fish | .. | .. | .. | 6 cwt. | .. | .. | 3 cwt. | cwt. lbs. 1 18 | .. | .. | 7 cwt. | .. | 1 cwt. | 2½wts | ½ cwt. | .. | .. | tns. cwts. lbs. 1 1 18 |
| Fruit and vegetables | .. | .. | .. | 3 cwt. | .. | .. | 5 cwt. | 14 lbs. | ½ cwt. | .. | ½ cwt. | 14 1bs. | .. | ½ cwt. | 36 lbs. | .. | .. | 10 cwts. 8 lbs. |
| Meat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 60 lbs. | .. | .. | .. | 13¼ cwts. | .. | .. | cwts. qrs. lbs. 13 3 4 |
| Tinned Foods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other articles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Open spaces cleared | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Special reports to Medical Officer of Health | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6 | .. | .. | 37 | 2 | 8 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 116 |
| Food Adulteration— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samples collected for analysis | 73 | 72 | .. | 66 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 71 | .. | .. | 961 |
| Proceedings taken before magistrates | 11 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 50 |