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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 1957

[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 Public Health Inspectors during 1957.

VI. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.

The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Public Health Inspectors during 1957.

INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act, 1957, Section 3470
Housing Act, 1957, Section 935
Housing Act, 1957, Section 1894
Housing Repairs & Rents Act, 195410
Rent Act, 1957138
Clearance Areas215
Clean Air Act49
Other Dwellings3,803
Premises not specified below2,824
Factories - mechanical2,152
Factories - non-mechanical215
Rag Flock Act, 1951212
Pet Animals Act 195126
Outworkers184
Hairdressors108
Bakehouses119
Milkshops537
Cookshops389
Fried Fish shops47
Ice Cream shops614
Butchers' shops, stalls, stores, etc.263
Rag & Bone dealers15
Food stalls154
Registered Food shops or premises2,083
Fish curers' premises26
Fur skin dresser's premises4
Stables19
Shops Act, 1950769
Smoke observations579
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 193366
Markets148
Canteens345
Vacent sites268
Dangerous buildings68
Infectious disease visits255
Rodent Infestations593
RE-INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act 1957, Section 352
Housing Act, 1957, Section 914
Housing Act, 1957, Section 1871
Housing Repairs & Rents Act 19547
Rent Act, 195776
Clearance Areas49