Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Premises or part of premises in a partially dirty condition
261
Total No. of rooms | 1,060 |
Verminous rooms | 1 |
Premises in a dilapidated condition | 306 |
Premises in a damp oondition | 15 |
Premises insufficiently lighted or ventilated | 53 |
Premises without a proper water supply | 15 |
Roof being defactive | 66 |
Roof of washhouse or W.C. being defective | 8 |
The eaves guttering being defective, stopped or the eaves are without guttering | 9 |
The rainwater pipe being defective or stopped | 70 |
Drain defective | 32 |
Drain stopped or partially stopped | 12 |
Drain untrapped or improperly trapped | 1 |
Fresh air inlet defective | 19 |
-New W.Cs. provided - new buildings | 3 |
-additional | 4 |
-separate sexes | 4 |
W.C. foul or offensive | 7 |
W.C. pan defective | 3 |
W.C. stopped or partially stopped | 3 |
W.C. without water supply or has defective flush of water | 6 |
W.C. flushing apparatus defective | 32 |
W.C. insufficiently lighted or ventilated | 7 |
Sink, Bath or lavatory improperly drained | 1 |
Waste pipe to sink, bath or lavatory untrapped or improperly trapped | 20 |
Stopped or partially stopped | 5 |
Defective | 27 |
Connected direct with drain | 1 |
Paving or flooring of yard,court,area,washhouse or W.C.defective | 34 |
Walls or floors or paving of outbuildings,yard,court,area, washhouse or W.C. foul | 35 |
Dust receptacle defective | 9 |
Accumulation or deposit of refuse or offensive matter | 18 |
Trade refuse deposited otherwise than in a proper receptacle | 1 |
Manure receptacle defective or foul | 1 |
Animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | 2 |
Urinal foul or offensive | 13 |
The number of food premises in the Borough is as follows:-
Cafes and Restaurants | 162 |
Factory and Warehouse Canteens | 108 |
Ice Cream Shops and Manufacturers | 100 |
Milk Shops and Depots | 91 |
Butchers Shops and Stores Fried Fish Shops | 50 |
16 | |
Fish Curers | 7 |
Bakehouses | 22 |
Food Factories | 9 |
Food Warehouses | 8 |
Clubs, Schools etc | 37 |
Food Shops not included in above | 185 |
Public Houses | 147 |
942 |