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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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MIDDLE DISTRICT— Inspector E J Simmons
| Month | Premises Inspected | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 106 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| February | 266 | 5 | 11 | 41 |
| March | 242 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| April | 302 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| May | 288 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| June | 259 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| July | 216 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| August | 204 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| September | 200 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| October | 217 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| November | 228 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| December | 346 | 6 | 11 | 46 |
| Totals | 2874 | 51 | 93 | 376 |
EAST DISTRICT—
Inspector W H Ralph
| Month | Premises inspected | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 127 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| February | 236 | 17 | 27 | 14 |
| March | 265 | 43 | 64 | 34 |
| April | 349 | 16 | 55 | 64 |
| May | 273 | 8 | 24 | 49 |
| June | 265 | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| July | 235 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| August | 119 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| September | 273 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| October | 232 | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| November | 239 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| December | 297 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| Totals | 2910 | 132 | 281 | 352 |
THE FOREGOING ARE SUMMARISED AS UNDER :—
| District | Number of inspections made | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 2855 | 66 | 163 | 333 | ||
| Middle | 2874 | 51 | 93 | 376 | ||
| East | 2910 | 132 | 281 | 352 | ||
| Totals | 8639 | 249 | 537 | 1061 | ||
REGISTERED LODGING HOUSES
Public Health (London) Act 1891 Sec 94
The Corporation as the Sanitary Authority in the City are required under the
provisions of Sec 94 of the Public Health (London) Act 1891 to make and enforce
Bye-laws applying to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than
one family for the following purposes:—
For regulating the number of persons and separation of the sexes
For the registration and inspection of such houses
For enforcing drainage and promoting cleanliness and ventilation
For the cleansing and limewashing of the premises at stated times
For the taking of precautions in any case of infectious disease
The Bye-laws now in force in the City for this class of property were made by
the Court of Common Council on 24th November 1904 and confirmed by the Local
Government Board on the 20th January 1905
Unfurnished lodgings when the rent is not less than 10s a week and furnished
lodgings when the rent is not less than 12s 6d a week are exempt from the operations
of the Bye-laws