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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

Stepney 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Insanitary houses—

Insanitary houses—

Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 189120
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act...—
Number of Verminous premises cleansed under sec. 20 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904 ...152
Shelters provided, under sec. GO (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year252
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during year12
Number of tenements comprised therein84
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 72 (b) refused 12 (c) deferred Nil—
Number of prosecutions under Bylaws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc.
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any manufactory, etc.
(c) tor the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health_
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses—
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc.2
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc.—
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc.—
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets—
(;) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, section 202)1
(£) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Acts Amendment (Bylaws) Act, 1899)
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed679
Total number of infectious bodies removed9