Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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RE-INSPECTIONS (Contd.) | |
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Other Dwellings | 7,719 |
Factories | 937 |
Rag Flock Act, 1951 | 77 |
Outworkers | 49 |
Hairdressers | 12 |
Bakehouses | 92 |
Milkshops | 137 |
Cookshops | 268 |
Fried Fish Shops | 34 |
Ice Cream Shops | 53 |
Butchers' shops, stores etc. | 169 |
Rag & Bone dealers | 4 |
Food stall | 81 |
Food shops and premises | 806 |
Fish curers | 22 |
Shops Act 1950 | 226 |
Smoke observations | 41 |
Canteens | 84 |
Vacant sites | 148 |
Infectious disease visits | 51 |
Rodent Infestations | 584 |
Non-effective visits | 3,985 |
SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND. | |
Premises requiring cleansing throughout | - |
Premises requiring partial cleansing | 86 |
Premises - total rooms | 132 |
Verminous premises | 23 |
Verminous rooms | 87 |
Premises requiring general repair | 230 |
Light & ventilation requiring remedying | 13 |
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective | 304 |
Premises damp | 265 |
Windows requiring repair or adjustment | 876 |
Premises overcrowded | 9 |
Water reinstated | 11 |
Water supply required to upper floors | 1 |
Drains, new | 578 |
Drains requiring reconstruction | 28 |
Drains requiring improvement or repair | 78 |
Drains requiring obstructions removed | 124 |
Drains tested | 596 |
Old drains sealed off from sewer | 167 |
Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal | 31 |
W.C's. new | 13 |
W.C's. requiring improvement or repair | 227 |
W.C's. requiring obstructions removed | 30 |
Sinks new | 22 |
Sinks requiring improvement | 18 |