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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: VI. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1955.

VI. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.

The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1955.

INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act, 1936, Section 5582
Housing Act, 1936, Section 92
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12333
Housing Repairs & Rents Act, 195496
Clearance Areas208
Other Dwellings2,855
Premises not specified below1,341
Factories — mechanical1,148
Factories - non-mechanical76
Rag Flock Act, 195157
Pet Animals Act 195120
Outworkers153
Hairdressers76
Bakehouses83
Ml Ikshops124
Cookshops225
Fried Fish shops31
Ice Cream shops173
Butchere' shops, stalls, stores, etc.96
Rag & Bone dealers21
Food stalls109
Registered Food shops or premises1,138
Fish curers' premises9
Fur skin dresser's premises4
S table s20
Shops Act, 1950946
Smoke observations669
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 193357
Markets52
Canteens135
Vacant sites268
Dangerous buildings58
Infectious disease visits979
Rodent Infestations398
RE-INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act 1936, Section 5.107
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9.2
Housing Act, 1936, Section 12.149
Housing Repairs & Rents Act 1954186
Clearance Areas96
Other Dwellings6,481
Factories500
Rag Flock Act, 1951.5