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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| FOOD & DRUGS PREMISES | SHOPS | STALLS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | RI | I | RI | |||
| Poultry- | 9 | 24 | ||||
| Groceries | 236 | 11 | 82 | |||
| Vegetables, fruit. | 114 | 4 | 464 | 1 | ||
| Milk | 159 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Ice Cream | 169 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Cordials, etc. | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Sweets | I65 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Chemists | 33 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Cafes,etc. | 430 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Retail bakers | 33 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Butchers | 92 | 23 | 21 | |||
| Fish fresh | 23 | 6 | 99 | |||
| Fish fried | 25 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Fish shell | 3 | 25 | ||||
| 1,509 | 134 | 748 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 1,643 | 749 | ||||
| Non-effective visits | l,862 | |||||
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED. | Private | Council | ||||
| Premises cleansed | 3 | |||||
| General repair of premises | 112 | 14 | ||||
| Additional natural lighting provided | 3 | |||||
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes repaired | 108 | 29 | ||||
| Damp premises remedied | 139 | 19 | ||||
| Windows repaired | 292 | 20 | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | 4 | |||||
| Water reinstated | 8 | |||||
| Water supply provided | 2 | |||||
| Drains improved or repaired | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Drain obstructions removed | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Drains tested | 423 | 77 | ||||
| Drains sealed off | 63 | 217 | ||||
| Soil vent pipes repaired | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Additional WCs provided | 4 | |||||
| WCs repaired | 100 | 26 | ||||
| Sinks renewed | 6 | |||||
| Sink waste pipes repaired | 15 | |||||
| Sink waste pipes cleared | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Floors repaired | 51 | 9 | ||||
| Dustbins renewed | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | |||||
| Yard pavings repaired | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Vacant sites cleared | 35 | |||||
| Nuisances from animals abated | 2 | |||||