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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The following summary follows in the main return made to the Medical Officer of Health of the London County Council for inclusion in his Annual Report for the year 1931: —
Sanitary Area.
| premises. | number OF places— | Number of inspections, 1931. | Number of notices, 1931. | Number of prosecutions, 1931. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1930 | Added in 1931 | Removed in 1931 | On register st end of 1931 | ||||
| Milk premises | 21 | 7 | 287 | 1,184 | 15 | ... | |
| Cowsheds | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 27 | 1 | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Offensive trade premises | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Ice Cream premises | 96 | 19 | 6 | 109 | 233 | 17 | ... |
| Houses let in lodgings | 402 | 8 | ... | 410 | 885 | 276 | 2 |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 189 | 17 | 3 | 203 | 570 | 36 | ... |
Smoke Nuisances.
(1) Number of observations 794
(2) Number of intimations
served 6
(3) Number of complaints
ceived 4
(4) Number of Statutory notices
served Nil
(5) Number of legal proceedings Nil
(6) Number of convictions Nil
Cleansing and Disinfecting.
Number of adults cleansed 10
Number of children cleansed Nil
Number of premises cleansed—
(a) After infectious diseases 980
(b) For vermin 26
Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
Number of premises supplied 13 Number of prosecutions Nil
Sanitary Officers.
Number of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time): Male—13. Female—Nil.
,, ,, ,, (part-time):Male—Nil. Female—Nil.
Number of Health Visitors (whole-time): Municipal—6. Voluntary—2.
,, ,, ,, (part-time): Nil.
Total number of houses in the Borough 14,115
Number of houses occupied by the Working Classes 13,690
Number of houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints or illness (Public Health Act) 8,365
(b) House-to-house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925)
(Public Health Act) Nil.