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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 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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These homes were inspected, with the following results:—
| No. of Homes Inspected. | No. of Homes where Rooms alone were found Verminous. | No. of Homes where Bedding or Clothes and Rooms were found Verminous. | No. of Homes not Verminous |
|---|---|---|---|
The verminous bedding and clothing were taken to the disinfecting
station and steamed, and the verminous rooms fumigated
and, where necessary, notices were served upon the owners to
cleanse and strip the rooms if vermin was afterwards found
apparent.
In addition, 58 houses were discovered to be verminous under
conditions where neither tenant nor owner could be shown to be
directly responsible. The rooms in these houses, numbering 95,
were cleared of vermin by the Public Health Department.
The agreement entered into between the Council and Messrs, Howard and Sons, has worked most satisfactorily throughout the year, the scale of fees payable in those cases where the persons responsible for the destruction of rats desire the work to be done by Messrs. Howard under the supervision of the Council's Sanitary Staff is as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small houses | 1 | 1 | 0 each |
| Warehouses, according to size, say on the average | 5 | 0 | 0 „ |
| Railway arches | 1 | 1 | 0 „ |
| Stables, up to 10 horses | 1 | 5 | 0 „ |