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Shoreditch 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1922.
TABLE VII.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES- | Number of inspections, 1922. | Number of notices, 1922. | Number of prosecutions, 1922. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1921. | Added in 1922. | Removed in 1922. | On register at end of 1922. | ||||
| Milk premises | 203 | 34 | 18 | 219 | 1,792 | 18 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | ... | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 47 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 72 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 215 | 18 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 331 | ... | 36 | 295 | 1,623 | 339 | ... |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 5,381
Overcrowding :—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 50
Number remedied 18
Number of prosecutions Nil.
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 328
Underground rooms :—
Number dealt with during year Nil.
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 1
Shelter provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891 :—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 7
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts :—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during the year Nil.
Number of prosecutions under Bye-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, &c 1
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 185
Total number of infectious bodies removed 1