London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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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Houses let in lodgings ...6........................226............232
Mews and stables2.........26...4...268............48
Places where food prepared for sale3154..................3416627......105
Other workplaces14.....................19.........8...41
Ice cream premises612248...8267136108.........128
Intimation notices served157294155315304369472355383300206130112142753940
Peremptory or final notices served30203530292357334017......4178433
Statutory notices served11395401716411924304016...10...321
Proceedings before magistrates or justices under the Public Health Act3766...2101...219...50
Nuisances abated144265217275285330195343384270202148...3233083689
seizeD and Condemned as Unfit for Human Food—
Fish.........4cwt......5cwt.2cwt.½CWt201b.5½cwt..201b.10cwt.......27cwt. 401b.
Fruit and vegetables...401b.............1½cwt.101b.½CWt881b.1cwt.141b.2cwt. 141b.......6cwt. 261b.
Meat...........................401b....10cwt......10cwt. 2qrs. 101b.
Tinned foods................................................
Other articles...½cwt.............221b.............2qrs. 221b.
Open spaces cleared7............22.........11
Special reports to Medical Officer of Health325425......4...941626......126
Food Adulteration—
Sa.nples collected for analysis7278...78777272726966667372......867
Proceedings taken before magistrates106...15523124255......6ft