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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
City of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Sanitary Inspections
During 1907, compared with previous five years.
| Year. | Inspections made. | Sanitary Improvements effected. | Notices served. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 8,000 | 957 | 1,131 |
| 1903 | 8,435 | 1,217 | 1,223 |
| 1904 | 8,282 | 1,209 | 1,077 ' |
| 1905 | 8,477 | 1,443 | 1,048 |
| 1906 | 8,519 | 1,507 | 1,260 |
| Average previous five years | 8,343 | 1,267 | 1,148 |
| 1907 | 8,439 | 1,507 | 1,185 |
TENEMENT HOUSES.
| District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 142 | 1,210 | 510 | 2-37 | 160 | ||
| Middle | 40 | 113 | 51 | 2-21 | 52 | ||
| East | 122 | 864 | 360 | 2-40 | 158 | ||
| Total | 304 | 2,187 | 921 | 2-37 | 370 | ||
The houses in question are periodically inspected, and in April of each
year their owners called upon to undertake a thorough cleansing of them, in
accordance with the provisions of your Bye-laws. This necessitated the
service of a total of 370 Notices during the year.