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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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Table: SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)Waste pipes requiring obstructions removed 21

SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

Waste pipes requiring obstructions removed 21

Other items not specified368
Outdoor Premises. Floors or paving requiring repair6
Requiring cleansing or limewashing2
Dustbins requiring renewal23
Ashpits requiring abolition10
Accumulations requiring removal96
Urinals requiring cleansing or repair2
Animals improperly kept11
NOTICES SERVED. Public Health (London) Act, 1936 - Intimation Notices799
Nuisance Notices100
Housing Act, 1957-
Factories Act, 193778
Shops Act, 1950-
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 19491
Food & Drugs Act, 195552
Clean Air Act, 19568
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED1,681

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PERSONAL CLEANSING
The arrangement with the Finsbury Borough Council whereby
residents of Shoreditch requiring treatment for Scabies or Vermin are
sent to that Authority's Cleansing Station at Pine Street, was continued
throughout the year.

Table: The numbers of treatments carried out are shown in the following tables:-VERMINOUS PERSONS

The numbers of treatments carried out are shown in the following tables:-

VERMINOUS PERSONS

New CasesTotal new casesRe-attendancesTotal treatments
0 to 15 yearsOver 15 years
-22-2
SCABIES.
New CasesTotal new casesRe-attendancesTotal treatments
0 to 15 yearsOver 15 years
6612719

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