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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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62.
RE-INSPECTICNS (Contd.)
| Rag Flock Act, 1951 | 23 |
| Outworkers | 34 |
| Hairdressers | 64 |
| Public Houses | 22 |
| Bakehouses | 22 |
| Milkshops | 12 |
| Cookshops | 50 |
| Pried Fish Shops | 4 |
| Zee Cream Shops | 7 |
| Butchers' shops, stores etc | 16 |
| Rag & Bone dealers | — |
| Food stalls | 11 |
| Food shops and premises | 102 |
| Fish curers | 3 |
| Shops Act 1950 | 93 |
| Smoke observations | 2 |
| Canteens | 9 |
| Vacant sites | 57 |
| Infectious disease visits | 56 |
| Rodent Infestations | 132 |
| Non-effective visits | 2,232 |
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND. | |
| Premises requiring cleansing throughout | 3 |
| Premises requiring partial cleansing | 13 |
| Premises - total rooms | 16 |
| Verminous premises | 126 |
| Verminous rooms | 222 |
| Premises requiring general repair | 174 |
| Light & ventilation requiring remedying | 3 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes defective | 407 |
| Premises damp | 221 |
| Windows requiring repair or adjustment | 329 |
| Premises overcrowded | 27 |
| Water reinstated | 7 |
| Water supply required to upper floors | 5 |
| Drains, new | 269 |
| Drains requiring reconstruction | 26 |
| Drains requiring improvement or repair | |
| Drains requiring obstructions removed | |
| Drains tested | 319 |
| Old drains sealed off from sewer | 141 |
| Soil vent pipes requiring repair or renewal | 10 |
| W.C's. new | 59 |
| W.C.'s requiring improvement or repair | 177 |
| W.C.'s requiring obstructions removed | 47 |
| Sinks new | 20 |
| Sinks requiring improvement | 20 |
| Sinks requiring traps to be provided | 3 |
| Sinks requiring obstructions removed | 25 |
| Waste pipes requiring repair or renewal | 54 |