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Shoreditch 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1905.—
Table IX.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OP PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1905. | Number of notices, 1905. | Number of prosecutions, 1905. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1904. | Added in 1905. | Removed in 1905. | On register at end of 1905. | ||||
| Milk premises | 294 | 30 | 35 | 289 | 3690 | 10 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 42 | ... | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 13 | ... | 1 | 12 | 67 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice cream premises | 69 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 172 | 21 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 257 | 26 | ... | 283 | 356 | 110 | 1 |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2572
Overcrowding, 1904:—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 102
Number remedied 102
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General powers) Act, 1891 22
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 5
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 14
Shelter provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 20
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of houses for which applications were received during year Nli
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
other than those with respect to houses let in lodgings Nil
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 417
Total number of infectious bodies removed 3