Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1915
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK, 191
| Mr. Ellis, Stamford Hill. | Mr. Harvey, West Hackney. | Mr. Legg, Hackney. | Mr. Bew, Clapton. | Mr. Hall, Kingsland. | Mare Street and South Hackney | Mr. Haben, Hom rton, F.. | Mr. Peverett, Homerton, N. | Mr. Sadler, Homerton. S. | Mr. Crook, Clapton, N.E. | Mr. Goldsworthy Special. | Mr. Vobe, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | Totals. | |||
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| Mr. High. | Mr. Sheppard. | Mr. ??? | ||||||||||||||||
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6. | No. 7. | No. 8 | No. 9. | No. 10. | No. 11. | No. 12. | |||||||
| Inspections—continued. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Lodging Houses— | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. on Register at end of 1914 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| „ „ „ 1915 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Mews and Stables | 25 | 66 | ... | 26 | 43 | 34 | ... | 15 | 52 | 69 | 18 | 35 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 385 |
| Floodings | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tenement Houses— | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. provided with additional water supply during 1915 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 22 |
| Overcrowding— | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. of dwelling rooms overcrowded | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 75 |
| No. remedied | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 75 |
| „ of Prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanitary Houses— | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. closed under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No. closed under Housing of Working Classes Act, 1890 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No. of verminous premises cleansed | ... | 13 | ... | 21 | 48 | ... | 19 | 42 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 6 | ... | ... | 81 | 345 |
| Underground Rooms— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illegal occupation dealt with | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| No. of rooms closed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Places where Food prepared for Sale— | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. on Register at end 1915 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127 |
| ,, of Inspections, 1915 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 14 | 7 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 40 | ... | ... | 87 |
| „ of Notices | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Other workplaces | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 12 | 15 | ... | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 30 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 260 | ... | ... | 419 |