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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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE (Contd.)
Drains, improved or repaired | 177 |
Drains, obstructions removed | 120 |
Drains tested | 575 |
Soil, vent pipes repaired | 28 |
W.C's.,new | 2 |
W.C's., improved or repaired | 358 |
W.C's.,obstructions removed | 52 |
Sinks, new | 127 |
Sinks, improved | 14 |
Sinks, traps provided | 41 |
OUTDOOR PREMISES. | |
Floors, paving repaired | 232 |
Cleansed or limewashed | 220 |
Improved or repaired | 191 |
Dustbins, provided | 163 |
Ashpits, abolished | 1 |
Accumulations removed | 124 |
Urinals cleansed or repaired | 4 |
Animals improperly kept | 2 |
RE-INSPECTIONS. | |
Housing Act, 1936, Section 5 | 80 |
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 | 111 |
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12 | 17 |
Other dwellings | 17,208 |
Factories | 2,584 |
Bakehouses | 66 |
Milk shops | 112 |
Cookshops | 196 |
Fried Fish shops | 29 |
Ice Cream shops | 63 |
Butchers' shops, stores, etc. | 44 |
Rag & Bone dealers | 9 |
Food shops and premises | 835 |
Fish curers | 7 |
Stables | 51 |
Shops Act, 1934 | 271 |
Smoke observations | 12 |
Canteens | 23 |
Vacant sites | 96 |
Food Inspector's calls, visits etc. | 619 |
Non-effective visits | 5,188 |
NOTICES SERVED. | |
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 - | |
Intimation notices | 4,608 |
Nuisance notices | 639 |
Section 40 notices | 11 |