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 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII.
Proceedings during 1914.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1914.
Number of
Notices 1914.
Number of
Prosecution
1914.
On register
at end of
1913.
Added in
1914.
Removed
in 1914.
On register
at end of
1914.
Milk premises
188
10
9
187
664
6
0
Cowsheds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Slaughter-houses
1
0
0
1
10
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
64
21
10
65
128
1
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
641
12
16
637
1012
(a)* 17
(a)* 0
(b)* 209
(b)* 0
* (a) For overcrowding.
* (6) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 882
Overcrowding, 1914—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 32
Number remedied 32
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms-
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 14
Number of rooms closed 14
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
„ „ „ „ Housing and Town Planning Act 1
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 Council (General
Powers) Act, 1904 60
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 3
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 9
Number of dwellings comprised therein 59
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 66 ; (6) refused 3; (c) deferred 0
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, Section 35—
Number of applications for certificates 0
„ „ beds comprised therein 0
„ ,, certificates granted, 0; refused, 0; 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 76
Total number of infectious bodies removed 1