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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
Chelsea 1911
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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PROCEEDINGS DURING 1911.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections, 1911. | Number of Notices, 1911. | Number of prosecutions, 1911. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1910. | Added in 1911. | Removed in 1911. | On register at end of 1911. | ||||
| Milk premises | 115 | 10 | 11 | 114 | 152 | 7 | — |
| Cowsheds | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 6 | — | — | 6 | 66 | — | — |
| Other offensive trade premises | _ | — | __ | _ | — | __ | _ |
| Ice cream premises | 33 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 2 | — |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 583 | — | 14 | 569 | 453 | (a) *4 (b)*190 | (a)* (b)* |
| Bakehouses | 33 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 72 | 7 | |
| Restaurant Kitchens | 64 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 82 | 8 | — |
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 616
| Overcrowding, 1911— | |
| Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded | 7 |
| Number remedied | 7 |
| Number of prosecutions | 4 |
| Underground rooms— | |
| Illegal occupation dealt with during the year | 5 |
| Number of rooms closed | 5 |
| Insanitary houses— | |
| Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 4 |
| Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act | _ |
| Number of verminous rooms cleansed | 240 |
| Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891— | |
| Number of persons accomodated during the year | 40 |
| Revenue Acts— | |
| Number of Houses for which applications were received during the year | 6 |
| Number of tenements comprised therein | 63 |
| Number of tenememts for which certificates were (a) granted | 6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, (b) refused | 57 |
| ,, „ ,, ,, ,, (c) deferred | — |
| Common Lodging-houses—certificates granted | — |
| Mortuaries— | |
| Total number of bodies removed | 115 |
| Total number of infectious bodies removed | _ |