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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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26.

Table: SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

Windows requiring repair or adjustment515
Premises overcrowded33
Water reinstated7
Water supply required to upper floors10
Drams, new215
Drains requiring reconstruction8
Drains requiring improvement or repair70
Drains requiring obstruct!ons removed112
Drains tested212
Old drains sealed off from sewer39
Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal61
W.C's new110
W.C's requiring improvement or repair142
W.C's requiring obstructions removed53
Sinks new100
Sinks requiring improvement20
Sinks requiring traps to be provided6
Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal30
Other items not specified144
Outdoor Premises.
Floors or paving requiring repair34
Requiring cleansing or limewashing3
Dustbins requiring renewal33
Ashpits requiring abolition4
Accumulations requiring removal53
Urinals requiring cleansing or repair14
ijiimals improperly kept2
NOTICES SERVED.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 -
Intimation Notices1,924
Nuisance Notices238
Housmg Act, 1936-
Factories Act, 193775
Shops Act, 19508
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.-
F ood & Drugs Act,193858
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED2,722