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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SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)
Waste pipes requiring obstructions removed | 19 |
Other items not specified | 134 |
Outdoor Premises. | |
Floors or paving requiring repair | 6 |
Requiring cleansing or limewashing | 4 |
Dustbins requiring renewal | 16 |
Ashpits requiring abolition | — |
Accumulations requiring removal | 60 |
Urinals requiring cleansing or repair | 6 |
Animals improperly kept | 3 |
NOTICES SERVED. | |
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Intimation Notices | 850 |
Nuisance Notices | 132 |
Housing Act, 1957 | — |
Factories Act, 1937 | 52 |
Shops Act, 1950 | 3 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 1 |
Food & Drugs Act, 1955 | 26 |
Clean Air Act, 1956 | 4 |
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED | 1,641 |
HOUSING STATISTICS1. INSPECTICN OF DWELLING-HOUSES DURING THE YEAR. | |
(l) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,471 |
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose | 9,642 |
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (l) above) which were inspected and recorded under Section 3, Housing Act, 1957 | 109 |
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 149 |
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 25 |