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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: RE -INSPECTIONS (Contd.)

RE -INSPECTIONS (Contd.)

Rag Flock Act, 1951100
Outworkers21
Hairdressers27
Bakehouses30
Milkshops33
Cookshops11
Fried Fish Shops8
Ice Cream Shops35
Butchers' shops, stores etc.22
Rag & Bone dealers3
Food stalls33
Food shops and premises434
Fish curers3
Shops Act 1950277
Smoke observations20
Canteens25
Vacant sites169
Infectious disease visits63
Rodent Infestations374
Non-effective visits3,052
SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND.
Premises requiring cleansing throughout4
Premises requiring partial cleansing4
Premises - total rooms11
Verminous premises46
Verminous rooms103
Premises requiring general repair224
Light & ventilation requiring remedying25
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective374
Premises damp262
Windows requiring repair or adjustment468
Premises overcrowded34
Water reinstated3
Water supply required to upper floors-
Drains, new582
Drains requiring reconstruction9
Drains requiring improvement or repair25
Drains requiring obstructions removed91
Drains tested651
Old drains sealed off from sewer165
Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal6
W.C's. new28
W.C's. requiring improvement or repair127
W.C's. requiring obstructions removed17
Sinks new18
Sinks requiring improvement16
Sinks requiring traps to be provided-
Sinks requiring obstructions removed13
Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal28