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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| OutWOrkerS | 4 |
| Hairdressers | 82 |
| Bakehouses | 49 |
| Milkshops | 60 |
| Cookshops | 186 |
| Pried Fish Shops | 23 |
| Ice Crean Shops | 8 |
| Butchers shops, stores etc. | 37 |
| Rag & Bone dealers | 1 |
| Food stalls | 45 |
| Food shops and premises | 304 |
| Fish curers | - |
| Shops Act 1950 | 52 |
| Smoke observations | 14 |
| Canteens | 145 |
| Vacant sites | 69 |
| Infectious disease visits | 70 |
| Rodent Infestations | 450 |
| Non-effective visits | 3,237 |
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND. | |
| Premises requiring cleansing throughout | 3 |
| Premises requiring partial cleansing | 78 |
| Premises - total rooms | 152 |
| Verminous premises | 17 |
| Verminous rooms | 27 |
| Premises requiring general repair | 277 |
| Light & ventilation requiring remedying | 14 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective | 617 |
| Premises damp | 355 |
| Windows requiring repair or adjustment | 640 |
| Premises overcrowded | 21 |
| Water reinstated | 45 |
| Water supply required to upper floors | 6 |
| Drains, new | 131 |
| Drains requiring reconstruction | 20 |
| Drains requiring improvement or repair | 59 |
| Drains requiring obstructions removed | 113 |
| Drains tested | 271 |
| Old drains sealed off from sewer | 72 |
| Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal | 15 |
| V.C's. new | 23 |
| W.C's. requiring improvement or repair | 289 |
| W.C's, requiring obstructions removed | 34 |
| Sinks new | 46 |
| Sinks requiring improvement | 47 |
| Sinks requiring traps to be provided | 3 |
| Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal | 33 |
| Other items not specified | 892 |