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Hackney 1913

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913

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ICE-CREAM VENDORS.
At the end of 1913 there were 198 ice-cream vendors in the
Borough, an increase of 8 on the number present at the end of
1912. These were all inspected during the past year. Sanitary
defects were found on 21 of these premises, which were remedied
by the service of intimation notices.
GLANDERS AND FARCY ORDER, 1907.
No notification of glanders or farcy in animals in the Borough
was received from the Veterinary Inspectors of the London County
Council during 1913.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS.—ANTHRAX ORDER
OF 1910.
No notification of the existence of Anthrax in the Borough
was received.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS,
1890-1903.
No representation was made nor action taken under the above
Acts during the year 1913.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
In accordance with a resolution passed by the Public Health
Committee, and approved by the Borough Council, I submitted to
the Committee, during the year 1913, the under-mentioned lists of
houses which, in my opinion, should be inspected under Section 17
of the above Act, viz.:—
April 17th.— Nos. 5, 21, 23, 33, 35, 37, 39, 49, 55, 57, 59, 61
63, 2, 4, 10, 18, 24, 30, 40, 42, 48, 50, 58 and 60, Holmbrook
Street.
April 17th.—Nos. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23
and 24, Crozier Terrace.