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Shoreditch 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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VI. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work
of the Sanitary Inspectors during 195ft.
INSPECT IONS.
Housing Act, 1936, Section. 5 1,639
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 5
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12 159
Housing Repairs & Rents Act, 1954 112
Clearance Areas
Other Dwellings
Premises not specified below 1,848
Factories - mechanical 878
Factories - non-mechanical. 53
Rag Flock Act, 1951 64
Pet Animals Act 1951.
Outworkers 265
Hairdressers 55
Bakehouses 63
Milkshops 176
Cookshops 255
Fried Fish shops 23
Ice Cream shops
Butcher's shops, stalls, stores, etc. 133
Rag & Bone dealers 20
Food stalls 83
Registered Food shops or premises 1,182
Fish curers' premises 16
Fur skin dresser's premises. 4
Stables 33
Shops Act, 1950 1,783
Smoke observations 375
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933 113
Markets 52
Canteens 175
Vacant sites 466
Dangerous buildings 51
Infectious disease visits 941
Rodent Infestations 378
Food Inspector's calls, visits, etc. 504
RE-INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act 1936, Section 5 297
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 –
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12 5
Clearance Areas 28
Other Dwellings 7,444
Factories 1,056
Rag Flock Act, 1951 16