London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Outworkers | 32 |
| Hairdressers | 11 |
| Public Houses | 38 |
| Bakehouses | 1 |
| Milkshops | 1 |
| Cookshops | 16 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 5 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 1 |
| Butchers' shops, stores etc. | 2 |
| Rag & Bone dealers | — |
| Food stalls | 5 |
| Food shops and premises | 11 |
| Fish curers | l |
| Shops Act 1950 | 80 |
| Smoke observations | 1 |
| Canteens | 7 |
| Vacant sites | 117 |
| Infectious disease visits | 76 |
| Rodent Infestations | 76 |
| Non-effective visits | 3,006 |
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND. Premises requiring cleansing throughout | 8 |
| Premises requiring partial cleansing | 16 |
| Premises - total rooms | 25 |
| Verminous premises | 68 |
| Verminous rooms | 121 |
| Premises requiring general repair | 212 |
| Light & ventilation requiring' remedying | 9 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective | 371 |
| Premises damp | 268 |
| Windows requiring repair or adjustment | 377 |
| Premises overcrowded | 28 |
| Water reinstated | 11 |
| Water supply required to upper floors | 10 |
| Drains, new | 290 |
| Drains requiring reconstruction | 25 |
| Drains requiring improvement or repair | 39 |
| Drains requiring obstructions removed | 102 |
| Drains tested | 320 |
| Old drains sealed off from sewer | 103 |
| Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal | 23 |
| W.C's. new | 61 |
| W.C's. requiring improvement or repair | 161 |
| W.C's. requiring obstructions removed | 35 |
| Sinks new | 45 |
| Sinks requiring improvement | 10 |
| Sinks requiring traps to be provided | 7 |
| Sinks requiring obstructions removed | 10 |
| Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal | 42 |