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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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FOOD CONDEMNED
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In meat depots and butchers' shops | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| In provision shops, warehouses, etc.:— | ||||
| (a) Tinned foods | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| (b) Fish | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| (c) Other foods | 2 | 10 | - | 20 |
| In Salvage Depot, Kingsland Road :— | ||||
| (a) Tinned foods | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| (b) Other foods | — | 7 | 2 | 8 |
SANITARY INSPECTION AND HOUSING
| No. of complaints received | 2,964 | Overcrowding :— | |
| ,, „ intimation notices served | 3,918 | New cases reported during year | 291 |
| ,, ,, nuisance notices served | 814 | „ „ referred to L.C.C. | 291 |
| „ „ dwelling-iiouses inspected for sanitary and housing defects | 6,143 | Cases of overcrowding relieved during year | 66 |
| Inspections, visits in connection with above | 880 | ||
| Inspections of common lodging-house | 8 | Preferential Housing (health grounds):- | |
| No. of house-to-house inspections | — | Cases investigated : referred to L.C.C. | 73 |
| Inspections under S. 9, Housing Act, 1930 | 45 | „ known to have found other accommodation | 6 |
| Notices served under S. 9, Housing Act, 1930 | 31 | ||
| Visits in connection with infectious diseases, Scabies, etc | 3,703 | Other families rehoused by L.C.C. | 16 |
| Visits, inspections in connection with above | 164 | ||
| Total re-inspections | 14,659 | Inspections on request of Housing Manager | 121 |
| Non-effective visits | 2,528 | Underground Rooms :— | |
| Total visits of all inspections | 24,909 | No. reported to Council | 33 |
| Rent Restriction Act certificates issued | 7 | „ of Closing Orders made | - |
| Prosecutions under Public Health (London) | Rooms made to comply with regulations | - | |
| Act (one dismissed) | 21 |
RAT DESTRUCTION
| Sewers: | Single Premises: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of pre-baits laid | 790 | No. of business premises involved ... | 100 |
| Poison baits laid in manholes | 395 | „ „ dwelling-houses involved | 112 |
| Calculated rat kill | 2,670 | „ ,, pre-baits laid ... | 25,400 |
| Block Schemes : | „ „ poison baits laid | 3,507 | |
| No. of schemes | 9 | ,, „ visits ............... | 2,396 |
| Calculated rat kill | 9,583 | ||
| „ ,, premises involved | 35 | ||
| „ „ pre-baits laid | 5,496 | ||
| „ „ poison baits laid | 687 | ||
| ,, „ visits | 560 | ||
| Calculated rat kill | 1,894 | ||
| Summary of work carried out under Ministry of Food Circular NS.I2, period 18th November to 31st December, 1946:— | |||
| Single Premises: | |||
| No. of business premises involved | 45 | No. of dwelling-houses involved | 115 |
| „ „ pre-baits laid | 11,344 | ,, „ poison baits laid | 2,836 |
| „ „ visits | 1,180 | Calculated rat kill | 1,193 |