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Holborn 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE VII.
Proceedings during 1915.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1916.
Number of
Notices 1915.
Number of
Prosecutions
1915.
On register
at end of
1914.
Added in
1915.
Removed
in 1915.
On register
at end of
1915.
Milk premises
187
14
36
165
507
2
0
Cowsheds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Slaughter-houses
1
0
0
1
7
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
65
6
1
70
77
0
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
637
1
9
629
998
(a)*7
(a)*0
(b)*217
(b)*0
*(a) For overcrowding.
*(b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 818
Overcrowding, 1915—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 15
N umber remedied 15
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms—
Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 13
Number of rooms closed 13
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909—
Breach of regulations dealt with 20
Number of rooms closed 5
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 105
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 5
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 0
Number of dwellings comprised therein 0
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 0 ; (6) refused 0 ; (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 to 85
Total number of infectious bodies removed to 0