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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 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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| Nuisttnre. | No. found. | No. abated. | Work in hand. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No draw tap on main | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Underground rooms let illegally | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Defective ventilation shafts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirty yard walls | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dirty area walls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gully improperly placed within | ||||
| house | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Rain-water pipe connected direct | ||||
| to drain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Waste pipe to sink connected | ||||
| direct to drain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vent shaft erected illegally | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defective drains | 43 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Animals kept in such a manner | ||||
| as to be a nuisance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Special inspections, 4.
Articles Seized and Surrendered Unfit for Food.—During
1904 the following articles of food were seized or surrendered as being
unfit for human food, viz.:—27 cwt. 40 lbs. fish, 6 cwt. 26 lbs. fruit
and vegetables, 10 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lbs. meat. In addition to these
1 box herrings, 1 box cods' roes, 1 box kippers, 2 trunks skate, 8 trays
of Danish eels, 5 boxes of cherries, 10 boxes strawberries, 4 barrels of
apples, 2 boxes oranges, and 2 qrs. 22 lbs. miscellaneous articles. Three
prosecutions relating to unsound food were made during the year.
One case had reference to the selling of unsound apples. The defendant
was fined £2 and 2s. costs; the second case had reference to the deposit
of the carcase of a sheep which had suffered from disease where it
appeared to be intended for the food of man. The summons was
ultimately withdrawn. The third case is referred to below,
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS ORDER.
Cow houses.—The number of licensed cow keepers in the district
now is one less than during 1903, viz., 23, and the cow sheds licensed