London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Food and Drugs Act, Milk and Dairies Order, Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regs., etc.
| Date | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | f, | s. | d. | |||
| 7 July | Dirty milk vessel (Milk and Dairies Order) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1 Aug. | Failure to keep utensils clean and to protect ice cream from contamination contrary to Ice Cream (Heat Treated) Regs. 1947 and Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (two summonses). | 3 2 | 0 and 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 Dec. | Sale of sweet pickle containing added preservative contrary to Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regs. 1925-40 (two summonses). | - | - | Summons against vendor withdrawn Manufacturer fined £1 and £5 5s. costs (labelling offence) 10s. fine in respect of added preservative | ||||
STATISTICAL REPORT OF HOUSING WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS, 1947
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 52
OVERCROWDING
Number of new cases reported 320
Number of cases referred to L.C.C. 320
Number of cases relieved 139
Number of inspections and visits by Inspectors 839
PREFERENTIAL HOUSING ON HEALTH GROUNDS
Number of cases investigated and reported on to L.C.C. (includes those found
to be not entitled to preferential treatment) 373
Number of cases known to have been found accommodation... ... ... 32
Other families rehoused by L.C.C. 66
Number of inspections and visits by Inspectors 373
Number of letters sent to County M.O.H. and Valuer, L.C.C. ... ... 408
Number of letters sent to Shoreditch Borough Council Housing Department 177
Number of inspections made by Inspectors at the request of the Shoreditch
Borough Council Housing Department 222