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 London County Council]
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TABLE II. COUNTY OF LONDON. Statistics of the administrative work carri^l out during the year 1917.
Sanitary Authority. | Cowsheds. | Slaughterhouses. | Offensive Trades. | Smoke nuisances. | Underground rooms. | Overcrowding. | Housing of the Working Classes Acts. | Houses let in lodgings. | Common lodging houses. | Cleansing of persons and rooms. | Water supply. | Milk- shops. | Ice cream premises. | Other food places. | ||||||||||||||||||
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No licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of Inspections. | Observations. | Complaints. | Notices. | No. illegally occupied. | No. closed or otherwise remedied. | Instances found. | No. remedied. | Houses inspected. | Representations made. | Closing orders. | Remedied without closing orders. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | Prosecutions. | Houses licensed. | Authorised lodgers. | Adults. | Children. | Premises or rooms. | Tenement houses extra supply. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. of places. | No. of inspections. | |
City ot London | — | — | * | * | — | — | 143 | 14 | – | l | – | 1 | 1 | 493 | _ | _ | — | 191 | 473 | — | 1 | 455 | 8 | 16 | 5 | – | 580 | 1,481 | 43 | 110 | † 1028 | 1,575 |
Battersea | 2 | 6 | 3 | 436 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 1,661 | — | — | 996 | 114 | 149 | — | 2 | 147 | 320 | 2,620 | 99 | 54 | 145 | 489 | 177 | 313 | 168 | 1,033 |
Bermondsey | 1 | _ | 1 | 28 | 13 | 145 | 67 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 60 | — | 4 | 1,196 | 48 | — | 1,908 | 273 | 815 | 95 | 66 | 910 | 8,393 | |
Bethnal Green | 12 | 62 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 235 | 964 | — | 8 | 400 | 13 | — | 3,400 | 1 | 220 | 670 | 95 | 180 | 254 | 1,134 |
Camberwell | 7 | 109 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 292 | 39 | — | 5 | 466 | 126 | 5,178 | 138 | — | 544 | 1,121 | 276 | 338 | 380 | 1,642 |
Chelsea | _ | _ | 3 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 4 | 236 | 8 | 72 | 615 | — | 99 | 140 | 28 | 30 | 99 | 140 |
Deptford | — | _ | 2 | 55 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 438 | 363 | — | 8 | 1,231 | — | 943 | 3,781 | — | 247 | 353 | 136 | 74 | 117 | 222 |
Finsbury | 1 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 908 | 2,564 | — | 3 | 228 | 8 | — | — | — | 156 | 165 | 2 | 44 | 223 | 223 |
Fulham | _ | _ | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 98 | — | 163 | 122 | 15 | 96 | 520 | 54 | 96 | — | 946 | |
Greenwich .. .. .\. | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 93 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 247 | 251 | — | 3 | 121 | 1,105 | 171 | — | 124 | 137 | 105 | 61 | — | _ | ||
Hackney | 13 | 40 | 19 | 73 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 470 | 185 | — | 5 | 416 | 68 | 2,091 | — | 3 | 288 | 151 | 29 | 29 | — | |
Hammersmith | _ | _ | 7 | 294 | — | _ | 20 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 2,693 | 600 | — | 3 | 387 | _ | — | 982 | 2 | 306 | 734 | 234 | 153 | — | 3,715 | |
Hampstead | — | _ | 4 | 37 | — | — | 38 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 4 | — | 405 | 970 | — | — | — | 7 | 444 | 41 | 30 | 94 | 205 | 72 | 109 | 465 | 1,443 |
Holbom | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 623 | 780 | — | 17 | 1,247 | 54 | — | £0 | — | 165 | 113 | 58 | 49 | 467 | 1,535 |
Islington | 3 | 29 | 23 | 1,025 | 7 | 89 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1,134 | 4 | 4,001 | 17 | 12 | 586 | 948 | 235 | 27 | 559 | 10,308 | |||
Kensington | 1 | 55 | 6 | 416 | — | — | 365 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2,065 | 7,459 | 3 | 12 | 625 | 131 | 1,889 | 296 | — | 190 | 978 | 190 | 132 | 634 | 2,046 |
Lambeth | 6 | 12 | 14 | 180 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 76 | 76 | — | _ | 372 | 446 | — | 5 | 645 | .— | — | 465 | 18 | 255 | 1,530 | — | — | 462 | 428 | ||
Lewisham | 9 | 86 | 11 | 121 | — | — | 19 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 193 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 12 | — | 1 | 30 | — | — | 45 | — | 147 | 198 | — | — | 60 | 60 |
Paddington.. . , | 1 | 4 | 5 | 232 | — | — | 119 | 13 | — | — | — | 52 | 49 | 63 | 8 | 8 | — | 1,404 | 5,308 | 9 | 3 | 221 | — | — | 105 | 4 | 108 | 133 | 43 | 76 | 302 | 444 |
Poplar | 10 | 34 | 11 | 80 | 6 | 35 | — | 19 | 13 | _ | — | 171 | 171 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1,265 | 4,510 | 1 | 7 | 994 | 185 | 4,761 | 1,139 | •— | 265 | 698 | 76 | 51 | 263 | 966 |
St. Marylebone | 5 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 211 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1,167 | — | — | 1,158 | 1,202 | 6 | 10 | 1,102 | 2,914 | 3,075 | 1,866 | 25 | 203 | 195 | 117 | 6 | 395 | 1,186 | |
St. Pancras | 4 | 30 | 12 | 163 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 1,625 | 2 | 4 | 1,623 | 2,364 | 5,917 | — | 5 | 504 | 413 | 4,098 | 902 | 26 | 223 | 481 | 129 | 111 | — | 4,331 |
Shoreditch | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 70 | 70 | 656 | — | — | — | 283 | 435 | — | 464 | — | – | — | . — | 272 | 1,724 | 59 | 89 | 166 | 525 | |
Southwark | 3 | 34 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 126 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 1,349 | 2,323 | 16 | 27 | 3,173 | 82 | 8,024 | 729 | 7 | 362 | 1,321 | 205 | 14 | 461 | 1,165 |
Stepney ..... | 29 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 188 | 188 | — | 2 | — | 741 | 972 | 36 | 5,370 | 162 | 1 | 2,858 | — | 456 | 1,793 | 96 | 212 | 429 | 1,477 | ||
Stoke Newington | 1 | — | 4 | __ | _ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 326 | — | — | 259 | — | 1 | 37 | 4 | 251 | — | 4 | 65 | 96 | — | — | — | 387 | ||
Wandsworth | 11 | 44 | 13 | 239 | 4 | 110 | 34 | 19 | 3 | — | 26 | 26 | 844 | — | — | 668 | 292 | 851 | — | 6 | 185 | 59 | — | 176 | 21 | 412 | 725 | 330 | 309 | 213 | 287 | |
Westminster | 1 | 4 | _ | _ | — | 1,230 | 66 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3,070 | — | — | — | 1,240 | 3,640 | 5 | 6 | 1,606 | 64 | 522 | 191 | 36 | 486 | 693 | 155 | 239 | 1,200 | 3,413 | |
Woolwich ... .. | 15 | 39 | 9 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 95 | 4,251 | 4 | 4 | — | 435 | 609 | 18 | 518 | 17 | 2,783 | 568 | — | 96 | 112 | 46 | – | 128 | 153 |
Note.-—In the columns above a dash signifies a nil return.
Common lodging houses: Licensed number, 235; lodgers, 23,236: visits-day, 18,240, night, 652; prosecutions, nil.
Seamen's lodging houses: Licensed number, 7 in Bermondsey, 1 Deptford, 13 Poplar, 36 Stepney; lodgers, 1461; visits-day, 1,637, night, 142; convictions, 6; penalties, £97
Prosecutions: Milkshops—Chelsea 5, Hammersmith 2, Paddington 1, Bethnal Green, 1; water supply—St. Marylebone 3, Southwark 2; smoke nuisances—Stepney 1, Westminster
1 ; offensiv^rades—Bermondsey 4, Wandsworth 4 ; overcrowding—Bethnal Green 1.
* Continuous supervision during the regular hours of slaughter. When slaughtering is required at other hours, the Slaughterhouse Bye-laws provide for notice being given to
the Medical Officer of Health in order that arrangements may be made for an Inspector to be present,
t In addition to these premises, there are Cold Stores, Butchers' Shops and the Central Meat Market, all of which are kept under constant supervision.