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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 1958

[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 1958*INSPECTIONS.

VI. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.

The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Public Health Inspectors during 1958*

INSPECTIONS.

Housing Act, 1957, Section 3238
Housing Act, 1957, Section 942
Housing Act, 1957, Section 1860
Rent Act, 1957165
Clearance Areas283
Clean Air Act150
Other Dwellings4,632
Premises not specified below1,809
Factories - mechanical1,584
Factories - non-mechanical139
Rag Flock Act, 1951129
Pet Animals Act 195135
Outwoikers218
Hairdressers150
Bakehouses74
Milkshops347
Cookshops81
Fried Fish shops31
Ice Cream shops219
Butchers' shops, stalls, stores, etc.188
Rag & Bone dealers17
Food stalls165
Registered Food shops or premises1,301
Fish curers1 premises20
Fur skin dresser's premises3
Stables19
Shops Act, 1950638
Smoke observations412
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 193353
Markets159
Canteens172
Vacant sites386
Dangerous buildings30
Infectious disease visits326
Rodent Infestations659
RE-INSPECTIONS.
Housing Act 1957,Section 319
Housing Act, 1957,Section 9120
Housing Act, 1957, setion 1844
Rent Act, 1957114
Clearance Areas16
Other Dwellings6,270
Factories754