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Shoreditch 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1920.
TABLE VII.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1926. | Number of notices, 1926. | Number of prosecutions, 1926. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1925. | Added in 1926. | Removed in 1926. | On register at end of 1926. | ||||
| Milk premises | 261 | 14 | 8 | 270 | 1,454 | 9 | .... |
| Cowsheds | 2 | .... | .... | 2 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 2 | ... | .... | 2 | 10 | ... | 1 |
| Other offensive trade premises | 26 | ... | 1 | 25 | 95 | 10 | 2 |
| Ice Cream premises | 135 | 5 | 8 | 132 | 276 | 11 | .... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 307 | ... | ... | 307 | 987 | 249 | 20 |
Number of intimation notices served for all purposes 6,213
Overcrowding
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 191
Number remedied 74
Number of prosecutions 1
Number of premises dealt with under Section 20 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904 279
Underground rooms
Number dealt with during year 1
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 and other Acts:—
With respect to water closets, earth closets, houses let in lodgings, &c 4
Mortuary
Total number of bodies removed 132
Total number of infectious bodies removed