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Holborn 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE VII.
Proceedings during 1912.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1912.
Number of
Notices 1912.
Number of
Prosecution
1912.
On register
at end of
1911.
Added in
1912.
Removed
in 1912.
On register
at end of
1912.
Milk premises
177
17
10
184
759
5
0
Cowsheds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Slaughter-houses
1
0
0
1
11
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
35
8
8
35
125
0
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
633
7
34
606
998
(a)* 19
(a)* nil
(b)* 215
(b)* 1
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 1,004
Overcrowding, 1912—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 39
Number remedied 39
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 17
Number of rooms closed 17
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
„ „ ,, „ Housing and Town Planning Act 31
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 75
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 14
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 47
Number of dwellings comprised therein 231
Number of tenements for which ceitificates were (a) granted 1; (b) refused 230; (c) deferred 0
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, Section 35—
Number of applications for certificates 1
„ „ beds comprised therein 311
„ ,, certificates granted, 1; 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. 1
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets 0
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202) 1
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
Section 202) 0
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 92
Total number of infectious bodies removed 0