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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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22.

Table: RE-INSPECTIONS.

RE-INSPECTIONS.

Housing Act, 1936, Section 5193
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9-
Housing Act, 1936, Section 1224
Other Dwellings13,752
Factories1,319
Rag Flock Act, 1951215
Outworkers19
Hairdressers11
Bakehouses79
MiIkshops30
Cookshops218
Fried Fish Shops19
Ice Cream shops30
Butchers' shops, stores, etc.62
Rag & Bone dealers1
Food shops and premises733
Fish curers1
Shops Act, 195082
Smoke observations2
Canteens10
Vacant sites74
Infectious disease visits636
Rodent Infestations118
Non-effective visits5,056
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE.
Premises, cleansed throughout100
Premises, partially cleansed throughout1,163
Premises, total rooms2,809
Verminous rooms201
Verminous premises139
Premises, generally repaired2,579
Light and ventilation94
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes2,093
Windows, repaired and adjusted1,445
Overcrowding14
Water reinstated28
Water supply provided to upper floor15
Hot water supply provided48
Drains, new22
Drains, reconstructed34
Drains, improved or repaired138
Drains, obstructions removed171
Drains tested336
Soil vent pipes repaired116
W. C' s. new104
W.C' s. improved or repaired611