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Shoreditch 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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The house in Catherine Street contains four rooms. It wan dirty, dilapidated
and overcrowded, and was closed by the owner on receipt of a statutory notice
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and remained unoccupied at the end
of the year.
No. 31, Cavendish Street, consisting of six rooms, was closed by the owner
following the receipt of a statutory notice under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891. It was very dirty and dilapidated, the roof was defective, and the sanitary
arrangements generally required attention. It was dealt with under the
supervision of Inspector Stokes and subsequently re-occupied.
No. 37, Cavendish Street, also a six-roomed house, was in a dirty and
dilapidated condition. On receipt of a sanitary notice from Inspector Stokes the
house was closed, dealt with, and then re-let as a workshop.
The house in Cottage Place, consisting of three rooms, was closed by the owner
on receipt of a statutory notice. It was overcrowded.
The house in Cremer Street, containing four rooms and scullery, was generally
dirty, dilapidated and verminous. It was closed by the owner on receipt of a
sanitary notice from Inspector Pearson, dealt with, and subsequently re-let.
The houses in Crondall Street, each consisting of six rooms, were closed by
the owner on receipt of statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891. They were very dirty and dilapidated, and some of the brickwork was so
defective and dangerous as to necessitate the attention of the District Surveyor.
These houses remained closed at the end of the year.
The house in Custance Street, containing four rooms, was dirty, dilapidated,
and verminous, and was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
Inspector Stokes. It was re-occupied after being dealt with.
The house in Dereham Place, consisting of six rooms, was dirty and
dilapidated, and was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
Inspector Jordan. It was dealt with and subsequently re-let.
The house in Dunloe Street, containing four rooms and scullery, was closed,
by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from Inspector Pratt. It was generally
dilapidated, and the sanitary arrangements were defective. It remained closed at
the end of the year.
The house in East Road, containing six rooms, was generally dirty and
dilapidated, and the roof was defective. It was closed by the owner on receipt of
a sanitary notice from Inspector Stokes, dealt with, and afterwards re occupied.
The houses in Essex Place, each consisting of three rooms, were closed by the
owner on receipt of sanitary notices from Inspector Firth. They were generally
dirty and dilapidated. They were dealt with and re-let.