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Shoreditch 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Rats and Mice. Destruction Act, 1019.
As already explained, Mr. E. T. D. Jordan, the Rat Officer, retired on 29th March,
having reached the age of sixty-five; it was decided not to appoint a successor to this
office but to make each of the District Sanitary Inspectors responsible in his own
district for the work under this Act.
The following statistical summary accordingly relates to the Rat Officer up to 29th March and to the Sanitary Inspectors from that date until the end of the year :—
| Complaints received ... | 346 |
| Complaints dealt with | 274 |
| Premises freed | 240 |
| Drains tested | 63 |
| Drains found defective | 13 |
| Drains found satisfactory | 52 |
The following are the total complaints for the past five years :—
| Year. | Rats. | Mice. |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 268 | 32 |
| 1926 | 354 | 73 |
| 1927 | 326 | 99 |
| 1928 | 321 | 119 |
| 1929 | 277 | 69 |
HOUSING.
The Statistics for the Year 1929, are as follows :—
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b)) 56
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts :—
(i) By the Local Authority.
(ii) By other bodies or persons.
I.—Unfit dwelling houses.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 8.346
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations,
1925 —
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to
under the preceding sub-heading) found nor. to be in
all respects reasonably fit for human habitation —
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