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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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| FOOD & DRUGS PREMISES | SHOPS | STALLS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | RI | I | RI | |||
| Poultry | 9 | 3 | 9 | - | ||
| Groceries | 351 | 103 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Vegetables, fruit. | 101 | 9 | 373 | 5 | ||
| Milk | 39 | 25 | 6 | - | ||
| Ice Cream | 237 | 94 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Cordials, etc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Sweets | 205 | 13 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Chemists | 38 | 17 | - | - | ||
| Cafes, etc. | 372 | 76 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Retail bakers | 76 | 6 | 32 | 5 | ||
| Butchers | 228 | 45 | 40 | - | ||
| Fish fresh | 33 | 1 | 49 | - | ||
| Fish fried | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Fish shell | 8 | - | 39 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 1728 | 398 | 642 | 19 | ||
| 2,126 | 661 | |||||
| Non-effective visits | 1,648 | |||||
| SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED. | Private | Council | ||||
| General repair of premises | 67 | 12 | ||||
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes repaired | 138 | 17 | ||||
| Damp premises remedied | 76 | 12 | ||||
| Windows repaired | 143 | 7 | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | 1 | - | ||||
| Water reinstated | 9 | - | ||||
| Water supply provided | 2 | - | ||||
| Drains improved or repaired | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Drain obstructions removed | 27 | 22 | ||||
| Drains sealed off | 44 | 382 | ||||
| Soil vent pipes repaired | 1 | - | ||||
| WCs repaired | 96 | 28 | ||||
| Sink waste pipes repaired | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Sink waste pipes cleared | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Floors repaired | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Dustbins renewed | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Yard pavings repaired | 2 | - | ||||
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 5 | - | ||||
| Vacant sites cleared | 12 | - | ||||
| Nuisances from animals abated | - | - | ||||