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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES (tables)
The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work
of the Public Health Inspectors during 1963.
| INSPECTIONS & REINSPECTIONS | Privately Owned | Council Owned | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | RI | I | RI | ||
| HOUSING ACTS | House to House | 91 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Individual houses | 17 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| Closure of whole house | 4 | - | 1 | - | |
| Closure of part of house | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Closure of underground rooms | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Houses let in lodgings | 12 | - | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 19 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Clearance Areas | 14 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Improvement Grants | 19 | l | - | - | |
| Standard Grants | 3 | - | - | - | |
| PH(L) ACT | Nuisances in dwellings | 1282 | 1506 | 336 | 250 |
| Nuisances in other premises | 356 | 136 | 166 | 73 | |
| Construction drains - new bdgs | 359 | 83 | 220 | 70 | |
| Reconstruction drains - other bdgs | 436 | 112 | 37 | 12 | |
| Drains sealed off | 32 | 44 | 192 | 55 | |
| Water Supplies | 18 | 13 | 20 | 4 | |
| Verminous Premises (bugs, fleas, lice) | 6 | - | 4 | ||
| Infectious disease | 78 | 25 | 49 | 10 | |
| FOOD & DRUGS ACT | Public Houses | 139 | 45 | 5 | - |
| Canteens | 16 | 4 | - | - | |
| Warehouses | 34 | 122 | 3 | 2 | |
| Bakehouses | 46 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Food manufacturing premises | 30 | 33 | 5 | - | |
| CLEAN AIR ACT | Dwellings | 175 | 96 | 65 | 16 |
| Factories | 438 | 20 | 7 | 1 | |
| Offices & Commercial premises | 87 | 10 | 13 | 3 | |
| Replacement/adaptation of fireplaces | 625 | 1224 | 414 | 62 | |
| Observations - dwellings | 14 | 7 | 11 | - | |
| Observations - other premises | 81 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |
| Observations - vehicles | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | |
| VARIOUS OTHER ACTS | Shops Act | 617 | 103 | 98 | 16 |
| Rodents | 95 | 11 | 141 | 5 | |
| Insect infestations | 47 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |
| Pet Animals | 9 | - | - | - | |
| Rag Flock | 62 | 4 | - | - | |
| Heating appliances | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Rag & bone dealer | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Pharmacy & Poisons | 22 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| Hairdressers | 88 | 41 | 10 | 6 | |
| Outworkers | 89 | 23 | 55 | 13 | |
| Factories - Power | 1203 | 605 | 19 | 78 | |
| Factories - Non Power | 55 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| Vacant sites | 50 | 6 | 46 | 2 | |
| Noise Abatement Act | 103 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 6841 | 4343 | 1978 | 682 | |
| 11,184 | 2,660 | ||||