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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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cottages, cut away all loose and wet plaster, renew same where
necessary, wash, rub down, and repair all woodwork and paint
same two coats.
At the time of writing this report these cottages are re-opened and
occupied. The remaining cottages Nos. 4, 5, (5, 7, 8, 9, are partly
demolished and cannot be again occupied.
ICE CREAM VENDORS.
There are 107 manufacturers of ice creams in the Borough of
Hackney. These have been registered and their premises inspected
during the past year. The result of these inspections leaves very
much to be desired as to the places of manufacture and storage of
ice creams. The following table shows the various places in which
the ice creams were prepared, frozen and stored.
TABLE SHOWING PLACES OP MAKING, FREEZING AND STORING ICECREAMS:—
| Places. | No. where ice creams made. | No. where ice creams frozen. | No. wheie ice crecms stored. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shops | 16 | 41 | 23 |
| Shop parlour | 14 | 1 | — |
| Room rear of shop | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Kitchen | 41 | 13 | — |
| Basement | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Scullery | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Yard | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Living rooms | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rooms used solely for purpose | 3 | — | 1 |
| Other places | — | 25 | — |