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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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63.

Table: SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

SUMMARY OF DEFECTS FOUND (Contd.)

Waste pipes requiring obstructions removed19
Other items not specified134
Outdoor Premises.
Floors or paving requiring repair6
Requiring cleansing or limewashing4
Dustbins requiring renewal16
Ashpits requiring abolition—
Accumulations requiring removal60
Urinals requiring cleansing or repair6
Animals improperly kept3
NOTICES SERVED.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Intimation Notices850
Nuisance Notices132
Housing Act, 1957—
Factories Act, 193752
Shops Act, 19503
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 19491
Food & Drugs Act, 195526
Clean Air Act, 19564
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED1,641
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 purpose9,642
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (l) above) which were inspected and recorded under Section 3, Housing Act, 1957109
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose149
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation25