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Shoreditch 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1924.
TABLE VII.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES- | Number of inspections, 1924. | Number of notices, 1924. | Number of prosecutions, 1924. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1923. | Added in 1924. | Removed in 1924. | On register at end of 1924. | ||||
| Milk premises | 255 | 17 | 16 | 256 | 1,665 | 15 | ... |
| Cowsheds | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 4 | 18 | ... | 22 | 66 | 11 | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 117 | 10 | ... | 127 | 293 | 29 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 296 | 12 | 3 | 305 | 1,917 | 338 | ... |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 6,224
Overcrowding
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 44
Number remedied 19
Number of prosecutions 1
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 355
Underground rooms:—
Number dealt with during year
Insanitary houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891
Shelter provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891
Number of persons accommodated during the year
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts:—
Number of dwellings for which applications were received during the year
Number of prosecutions under Bye-laws under Public Health (London) Act,
1891:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, &c. 3
Mortuary:—
Total number of bodies removed 171
Total number of infectious bodies removed