London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Outworkers | 16 |
| Hairdressers | 14 |
| Bakehouses | 31 |
| Milkshops | 37 |
| Cookshops | 61 |
| Pried Pish Shops | 7 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 40 |
| Butchers shops, stores etc. | 20 |
| Rag & Bone dealers | - |
| Pood stalls | 2 |
| Food shops and premises | 367 |
| Fish curers | 5 |
| Shops Act 1950 | 221 |
| Smoke observations | 8 |
| Canteens | 8 |
| Vacant sites | 62 |
| Infectious disease visits | 176 |
| Rodent Infestations | 901 |
| Non-effective visits | 3,971 |
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND. | |
| Premises requiring cleansing throughout | 6 |
| Premises requiring partial cleansing | 227 |
| Premises - total rooms | 466 |
| Verminous premises | 54 |
| Verminous rooms | 121 |
| Premises requiring general repair | 198 |
| Light & ventilation requiring remedying | 26 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective | 592 |
| Premises damp | 367 |
| Windows requiring repair or adjustment | 565 |
| Premises overcrowded | 8 |
| Water reinstated | 13 |
| Water supply required to upper floors | - |
| Drains, new | 393 |
| Drains requiring reconstruction | 6 |
| Drains requiring improvement or repair | 44 |
| Drains requiring obstructions removed | 117 |
| Drains tested | 483 |
| Old drains sealed off from sewer | 54 |
| Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal | 49 |
| W.C's. new | 31 |
| W.C's. requiring improvement or repair | 321 |
| W.C's, requiring obstructions removed | 22 |
| Sinks new | 27 |
| Sinks requiring improvenent | 33 |
| Sinks requiring traps to be provided | 3 |
| Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal | 46 |
| Other items not specified | 703 |