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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
Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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| Mr. F.llis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler, Special. | Mr. Harvey, Special. | Mr. Punter, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL. | |
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| On Complaint— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of premises inspected | 275 | 309 | 372 | 145 | 448 | 413 | 568 | 83 | 271 | 412 | 78 | 260 | 82 | 437 | 16 | 138 | 296 | — | 59 | — | 4,662 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered | 238 | 295 | 292 | 141 | 280 | 360 | 420 | 81 | 199 | 356 | 78 | 244 | 72 | 364 | 14 | 135 | 214 | — | 52 | — | 3,835 |
| Builder's Notices— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of premises inspected | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | 16 | 2 | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 87 |
| General Inspections— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of premises inspected | — | 14 | 42 | 83 | 28 | — | 98 | 83 | 180 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 63 | 154 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1,028 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered | — | 14 | 36 | 80 | 22 | — | 82 | 82 | 175 | 88 | 55 | 64 | 41 | 46 | 138 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 931 |
| Infectious Disease— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of premises inspected | 138 | 221 | 107 | 80 | 225 | 152 | 178 | 20 | 201 | 136 | 24 | 87 | 76 | 169 | 5 | 142 | 114 | — | — | — | 2,075 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered | 45 | 72 | 31 | 24 | 90 | 80 | 52 | 9 | 130 | 58 | 9 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 2 | 78 | 25 | — | — | — | 907 |
| No. of re-inspections. (All forms of inspection) | 1,677 | 1,969 | 2,429 | 1,585 | 2,432 | 2,416 | 2,239 | 740 | 1848, | 2,701 | S13 | 2,357 | 1,015 | 1,565 | 778 | 2,292 | 2,174 | — | 1,321 | 1,037 | 33,388 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered (All forms of inspection). | 285 | 390 | 393 | 342 | 410 | 477 | 604 | 176 | 527 | 523 | 142 | 355 | 184 | 576 | 163 | 218 | 274 | 4 | 406 | 517 | 6,966 |
| No. of premises in which defects were abated (All forms of inspection). | 264 | 345 | 381 | 298 | 378 | 425 | 578 | 120 | 480 | 616 | 70 | 350 | 55 | 453 | 71 | 213 | 285 | 4 | 477 | 475 | 6,338 |
| Total number of Intimation Notices served | 287 | 404 | 395 | 342 | 434 | 477 | 604 | 179 | 527 | 523 | 142 | 348 | 179 | 581 | 174 | 218 | 274 | 4 | 428 | 261 | 6,781 |
| Total number of Final Notices served | 100 | 84 | 20 | — | — | — | 28 | 39 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | 21 | 42 | — | 111 | 48 | 581 |
| Total number of Statutory Notices Served | 46 | 46 | 80 | 26 | 44 | 79 | 48 | 18 | 111 | 161 | 16 | 78 | 34 | 61 | 39 | 15 | 29 | — | 51 | — | 982 |
| Proceedings before Magistrate under Public Health (London) Act | 1 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | — | 9 | 15 | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 116 |
| Housing. Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of premises inspected | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| No. of premises in which defects were abated | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Factories and Workshops— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of inspections (other than laundries) | 3 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 42 | — | — | 1,044 | — | 1,136 |
| No. of inspections (laundries) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 25 |
| No. of inspections (other workplaces) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| No. of premises in which defects were discovered | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | — | — | 406 | — | 462 |
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