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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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54.
4. HOUSING ACT, Part IV-OVERCROWDING.
| (l) (a) Number of overcrowded families on register at beginning of year | 174 |
| (b) Number of new cases found during year | 21 |
| (c) Number of cases rehoused or found other accommodation during year | 26 |
| (d) Number of overcrowded families on register at end of year | 169 |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936.
| Date | Nature of Offence | Fine | Costs | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13th | Non compliance with Nuisance order—111 Shepherdess Walk. | 5. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 | Defendant fined £5 and ordered to pay £3.3.0 costs. |
| Feb. 10th | Non compliance with Nuisance notice—52 Regents Row. | 3. | 3. | 0 | Closing order made Defendant ordered to pay £3.3.0 costs. | |||
| Feb. 10th | Non compliance with Nuisance notice—15 Hoxton Market Res | 3. | 3. | 0 | Ordered to comply with notice within 14 days and to pay £3.3.0 costs. | |||
| Feb. 10th | Non compliance with Nuisance notice—113 Shepherdess Walk. | 3. | 3. | 0 | Ordered to comply with notice within 28 days and to pay £3.3.0 costs. | |||
| Mar. 16th | Non compliance with Nuisance notice—44 Nichols Square. | 3. | 3. | 0 | Ordered to comply with notice within 14 days and to pay £3.3.0 costs. | |||
| July 27th | Non compliance with Nuisance notice — 85 Gladstone Buildings. | 3. | 3. | 0 | Order for notice to be complied with, within 7 days and to pay £3.3.0 costs. | |||