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Holborn 1907

Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE VIII.
Proceedings during 1907.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1907.
Number of
Notices 1907.
Number of
Prosecutions
1907.
On register
at end of
1906.
Added in
1907.
Removed
In 1907.
On register
at end of
1907.
Milk premises
187
18
27
178
878
10
0
Cowsheds
1
0
0
1
weekly
3
0
Slaughter-bouses
1
0
0
1
16
1
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
42
5
6
41
118
2
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
690
1
5
686
1,325
(a)* 11
(b)* 275
(a)* 0
(b)* 0
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 1,116
Overcrowding, 1907—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 44
Number remedied 44
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 19
Number of rooms closed 19
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
„ „ „ „ Housing of the Working Classes Act 0
Ice Cream—
Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 0
Verminous Rooms—
Numbers of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London County Couucil (General
Powers) Act, 1904 91
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 0
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 29
Number of dwellings comprised therein 152
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 16 ; (b) refused 136 ; (c) deferred 0
Number of prosecutions under Bye-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891—-
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc 0
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, etc 0
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health 0
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses 0
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc. 0
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc 0
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc 0
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. 0
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets 0
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202) 0
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
Section 202) 0
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 143
Total number of infectious bodies removed 0