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Shoreditch 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1913. Table VIII.
| PREMISES: | NUMBER, OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1913. | Number of notices, 1913. | Number of prosecutions 1913. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1912. | Added in 1913. | Removed in 1913. | On registei at end of 1913. | ||||
| Milk premises | 291 | 17 | 18 | 290 | 2997 | 15 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 53 | 2 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 93 | 7 | ... | 98 | 155 | 19 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 272 | 8 | ... | 280 | 449 | 261 | ... |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 4366
Overcrowding :—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded " 298
Number remedied 298
Number of prosecutions Nil.
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 440
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year 7
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 23
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 dwellings for which applications were received during year 91
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc 3
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 362
Total number of infectious bodies removed 1