Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VIII.
Proceedings during 1906.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1906.
Number of
Notices
1906.
Number
of Prosecutions,
1906.
On register
at end of
1905.
Added in
1906.
Removed
in 1900.
On register
at end of
1906.
Milk premises
180
27
20
187
881
18
0
Cowsheds
1
0
0
1
weekly
1
0
Slaughter-houses
1
0
0
1
18
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
67
1
26
42
139
8
1
Registered houses let in lodgings
759
1
70
690
1,397
(a)* 13
(b)* 215
(a)* 0
(b)* 0
* (a) For overcrowding.
* (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 1,260
Overcrowding, 1906 —
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 60
Number remedied 60
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Booms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 25
Number of rooms closed 25
Insanitary Houses-
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
,, ,, ,, Housing of the Working Classes Act 30
Ice Cream—
Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 1
Verminous Rooms —
Numbers of premises cleansed under section 20 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1904 50
Shelters provided under Section CO (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 10
Number of dwellings comprised therein 48
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted, 0; (b) refused, 5; (c) deferred, 5 10
Number of prosecutions under By-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 108
Total number of infectious bodies removed 1