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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
Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE V.
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
| PREMISES. | Number in Borough at end of 1926. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds | ... | ... | ... |
| Milkshops | 124 | 157 | |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 577 | 871 | 4 |
| Ice cream premises | 61 | 185 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 1 | 6 | ... |
| Offensive Trades | ... | ... | ... |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 235 | 198 | ... |
Housing op the Working Classes— Number of houses inspected:—
| (a) On account of complaints or illness (Public Health Act) | 982 |
| (6) House to house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | |
| Number of notices served : — | |
| (i.) Intimation | 543 |
| (ii.) Statutory | 76 |
| (b) Under Housing Act | 0 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under Public Health Act Number of houses repaired under Section 3 of Housing Act :— | 513 |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| Number of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not be made fit Number of houses for the working classes :— | 0 |
| (a) Erected during year | 0 |
| (b) In course of erection | 1 block (15 tenements) |
| Number of representations by Medical Officer or other person | 0 |
| Number of houses included in such representations | 0 |
| Number of Closing Orders made | 0 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) | 0 |
| Number of Demolition Orders | 0 |
| Number of houses demolished:— | |
| (a) In pursuance of Orders | 0 |
| 0* | |
| Total number of houses in the borough | 3473 (Census, 1921) |
| Number of houses occupied by the working classes | 8571 tenements (Census, 1921) |
| Underground Rooms— | |
| Number illegally occupied, notices served | 2 |
| Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued | 2 |
| Overcrowding | |
| Number of cases of overcrowding found; notices served | 4 |
| Number of prosecutions | 1 |
| Number remedied | 4 |
| Smoke Nuisances— | |
| Number of observations | 340 |
| Number of notices | 6 |
| Number of complaints | 7 |
| Number of summonses | 0 |
| Cleansing and Disinfection— | |
| Number of adults cleansed | 164 |
| Number of children cleansed | 0 |
| Number of premises disinfected : — | |
| 223 | |
| 134 | |
| Water Supply to Tenement Houses— | |
| Number of premises supplied | 6 |
| Nu nber of prosecutions | 0 |
| Sanitary officers | |
| Nuviber of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) Male 3 Female | 0 |
| Number of Sanitary Inspectors (part-time) Male 0 Female | 1 |
| Number of Health Visitors whole-time 1 part-time | 1 |
* Three houses demolished by Local Authority for rebuilding as working-class tenement.