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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| FOOD & DRUGS PREMISES | SHOPS | STALLS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | RI | I | RI | |||
| Poultiy | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Groceries | 339 | 124 | 88 | 13 | ||
| Vegetables, fruit. | 87 | 36 | 342 | 57 | ||
| Milk | 87 | 43 | 1 | |||
| Ice Cream | 206 | 30 | 1 | l | ||
| Cordials, etc. | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sweets | 214 | 32 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Chemists | 49 | 14 | ||||
| Cafes, etc. | 376 | 139 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Retail bakers | 60 | 13 | 28 | 6 | ||
| Butchers | 137 | 43 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Fish fresh | 28 | 13 | 86 | 10 | ||
| Fish fried | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Fish shell | 2 | 5 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 1636 | 510 | 662 | 106 | |||
| TOTALS | 2,146 | |||||
| Non-effective visits | 2,909 | |||||
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED. | Private | Council | ||||
| General repair of premises | 75 | 16 | ||||
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes repaired | 92 | 31 | ||||
| Damp premises remedied | 162 | 49 | ||||
| Windows repaired | 332 | 35 | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | 4 | |||||
| Water reinstated | 5 | |||||
| Water supply provided | 2 | |||||
| Drains improved or repaired | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Drain obstructions removed | 25 | 23 | ||||
| Drains sealed off | 202 | 377 | ||||
| Soil vent pipes repaired | 2 | 2 | ||||
| WCs repaired | 67 | 49 | ||||
| Sink waste pipes repaired | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Sink waste pipes cleared | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Floors repaired | 47 | 5 | ||||
| Dustbins renewed | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Yard pavings repaired | 6 | |||||
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Vacant sites cleared | 28 | |||||
| Nuisances from animals abated | 2 | |||||