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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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 |