Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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The following summary lias been prepared at the request of the Medical Officer of Health of the London County Council: —
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of Inspections, 1908. | Number of Notices, 1908. | Number of Prosecutions, 1908. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1907. | Added in 1908. | Removed in 1908. | On register at end of 19C8. | ||||
| Milk premises | 257 | 45 | 53 | 249 | 720 | 8 | — |
| Cowsheds | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | — | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 4 | — | — | 4 | 50 | 1 | — |
| Other offensive trade premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream pre-mises | 157 | 10 | 16 | 151 | 175 | 15 | — |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 114 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2,287
| Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded | 60 |
| Number remedied | 60 |
| Number of prosecutions | — |
| Illegal occupation dealt with during year | 8 |
| Number of rooms closed | 8 |
| Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 7 |
| Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act | 1 |
| Number of rooms cleansed under sec. 20 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 | 77 |
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