Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VII.
Proceedings during 1913.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1913.
Number of
Notices 1913.
Number of
Prosecution
1913.
On register
at end of
1912.
Added in
1913.
Removed
in 1913.
On register
at end of
1913.
Milk premises
184
13
9
188
704
6
0
Cowsheds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Slaughter-houses
1
0
0
1
13
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ice Cream premises
35
22
3
54
163
0
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
606
41
6
641
901
(a)* 17
(b)* 222
(a)* nil
(b)* 5
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes 943
Overcrowding, 1913—
Number of bwelling Rooms overcrowded 39
Number remedied 39
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms-
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 19
Number of rooms closed 19
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 0
,, „ ,, ,, Housing and Town Planning Act 1
Ice Cream—
Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 3
Verminous Rooms—
Numbers of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1904 57
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
Number of persons accommodated during the year 9
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 2
Number of dwellings comprised therein 5
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 0; (6) refused 5; (c) deferred 0
Housing. Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909. Section 35—
Number of applications for certificates 0
„ „ beds comprised therein 0
„ ,, certificates granted, 0; 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) 0
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
Section 202) 0
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 90
Total number of infectious bodies removed 0