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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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| Outdoor Premises Floors or paving requiring repair | 52 |
| Requiring cleansing or limewashing | 3 |
| Dustbins requiring renewal | 86 |
| Ashpits requiring abolition | 9 |
| Accumulations requiring removal | 112 |
| Urinals requiring cleansing or repair | 21 |
| Animals improperly kept | |
| NOTICES SERVED | |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 - Intimation Notices | 1,637 |
| Nuisance Notices | 202 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | - |
| Factories Act, 1937 | 146 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 26 |
| Food & Drugs Act, 1938 | 31 |
| COMPLAINTS RECEIVED | 2,244 |
VERMINOUS PREMISES.
It was necessary to take measures on account of the presence of
vermin in 54 houses, and in connection with these 127 rooms were
dealt with, sanitary notices being served where necessary.
PERSONAL CLEANSING.
The arrangement with the Finsbury Borough Council whereby
residents of Shoreditch requiring treatment for Scabies or Vermin
are sent to that Authority's Cleansing Station at Pine Street, was
continued throughout the year.
The numbers of treatments carried out are shown in the following tables:-
VERMINOUS PERSONS.
| New Cases | Total new cases | Re-attendances | Total treatments | |
| 0 to 15 years | Over 15 years | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| SCABIES. | ||||
| New Cases | Total new cases | Re-attendances | Total treatments | |
| 0 to 15 years | Over 15 years | |||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | 27 | |
(Until school-leaving age, the L.C.C. treat all affected children at
their own Centre).