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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

Shoreditch 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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No underground Slaughter-house is sanctioned.

Table: The following is a summary of the Slaughter-houses with a view of the average number of animals of different kinds slaughtered weekly.

The following is a summary of the Slaughter-houses with a view of the average number of animals of different kinds slaughtered weekly.

No. of Slaughter Houses.No. of BullocksNo.of Calves.No. of SheepNo. of Pigs
East Division4110072463
West Division4454557938
Totals8515451303101

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It is probable that these numbers are exceeded in
practice; and that the greater portion of the animals
are slaughtered in the summer months.

Table: The following is a summary of the Sanitary works as applied to the improvement of dwellings, ordered and executed.

The following is a summary of the Sanitary works as applied to the improvement of dwellings, ordered and executed.

No. of Houses or Premises VisitedCleaning and Lime-washingPaving Yards.Repairing and Trapping Drains
ordered.executed.ordered.executed.ordered.executed.
89019192731468218
Water to Privies.Windows for Ventilation
ordered..executed.ordered.executed.
2881615646