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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1831.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1906. Table IX.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1906. | Number of notices, 1906. | Number of prosecutions, 1906. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1905. | Added in 190G. | Removed in 1906. | On register at end of 1906. | ||||
| Milk premises | 289 | 19 | 20 | 288 | 3651 | 7 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | ... | |
| Slaughter-houses | 12 | 3 | 9 | 42 | ... | ... | |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... |
| lee cream premises | 72 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 113 | 14 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 283 | 20 | 37 | 266 | 418 | 49 | 2 |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2403
Overcrowding:—
| Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded | 117 |
| Number remedied | 117 |
| Number of prosecutions | 1 |
| Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council | |
| (General powers) Act, 1891 | 103 |
| Underground rooms:— | |
| Number dealt with during year | 4 |
Insanitary houses:—
| Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | ... 11 |
Shelter provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
| Number of persons accommodated during the year | Nil |
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts :—
| Number of houses for which applications were received during year | Nil |
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
| With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. | 1 |
Mortuary:—
| Total number of bodies removed | 405 |
| Total number of infectious bodies removed | 5 |