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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22.
RE-INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act, 1936, Section 5 | 193 |
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 | - |
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12 | 24 |
Other Dwellings | 13,752 |
Factories | 1,319 |
Rag Flock Act, 1951 | 215 |
Outworkers | 19 |
Hairdressers | 11 |
Bakehouses | 79 |
MiIkshops | 30 |
Cookshops | 218 |
Fried Fish Shops | 19 |
Ice Cream shops | 30 |
Butchers' shops, stores, etc. | 62 |
Rag & Bone dealers | 1 |
Food shops and premises | 733 |
Fish curers | 1 |
Shops Act, 1950 | 82 |
Smoke observations | 2 |
Canteens | 10 |
Vacant sites | 74 |
Infectious disease visits | 636 |
Rodent Infestations | 118 |
Non-effective visits | 5,056 |
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE. | |
Premises, cleansed throughout | 100 |
Premises, partially cleansed throughout | 1,163 |
Premises, total rooms | 2,809 |
Verminous rooms | 201 |
Verminous premises | 139 |
Premises, generally repaired | 2,579 |
Light and ventilation | 94 |
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes | 2,093 |
Windows, repaired and adjusted | 1,445 |
Overcrowding | 14 |
Water reinstated | 28 |
Water supply provided to upper floor | 15 |
Hot water supply provided | 48 |
Drains, new | 22 |
Drains, reconstructed | 34 |
Drains, improved or repaired | 138 |
Drains, obstructions removed | 171 |
Drains tested | 336 |
Soil vent pipes repaired | 116 |
W. C' s. new | 104 |
W.C' s. improved or repaired | 611 |