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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: SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

Waste pipes requiring obstructions removed6
Other items not specified421
Outdoor Premises.
Floors or paving requiring repair12
Requiring cleansing or limewashing2
Dustbins requiring renewal31
Ashpits requiring abolition2
Accumulations requiring removal113
Urinals requiring cleansing or repair2
Animals improperly kept2
NOTICES SERVED.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936-
Intimation Notices856
Nuisance Notices123
Housing Act, 1957-
Factories Act, 1937102
Shops Act, 1950-
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 19493
Food & Drugs Act, 195571
Clean Air Act, 19564
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED1,811

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personal cieansing
The arrangement with the Finsbury Borough Council wherebyresidents
of Shoreditch requiring treatment for Scabies or Vermin are
sent to that Authority's Cleansing Station at Pine Street, was continued
throughout the year.
The numbers of treatments carried out are shown in the following
tables:-

Table: VERMINOUS PERSONS

VERMINOUS PERSONS

NewCasesTotal new casesRe-attendancesTotal treatments
0 to 15 yearsOver 15 years
-2213

Table: SCABIES.

SCABIES.

New CasesTotal new casesRe-attendancesTotal treatments
0 to 15 yearsOver 15 years
711181735

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(Until school-leaving age, the L.C.C.treat all affected children at
their own Centre).