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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1908. Table IX.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1908. | Number of notices, 1908. | Number of prosecutions, 1908. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1907. | Added in 1908. | Removed in 1908. | On register at end of 1908. | ||||
| Milk premises | 284 | 24 | 16 | 292 | 3513 | 18 | 2 |
| Cowsheds | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 77 | 1 | .. |
| Slaughter-houses | 8 | .. | 1 | 7 | 39 | 1 | .. |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. |
| Ice Cream premises | 84 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 200 | 17 | .. |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 272 | 14 | •• | 286 | 345 | 18 | .. |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 2824
Overcrowding: —
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 117
Number remedied 117
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1891 127
Underground rooms: —
Number dealt with during year 5
Insanitary houses:-
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 17
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 367
Total number of infectious bodies removed 6