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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table showing the number of milk premises, slaughter houses, ice-cream premises, &c., together with the number of inspections made to them:
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES— | Number of inspections, 1908. | Number of notices, 1908. | Number of prosecutions, 1908. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1907. | Added in 1908. | Removed in 1908. | On register at end of 1908. | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Milk premises | 1037 | 64 | 131 | 970 | 2828 | 34 | |
| Cowsheds | 38 | ... | ... | 38 | 60 | 3 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 10 | ... | 2 | 9 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Ice cream premises | 85 | 22 | 13 | 123 | 256 | 31 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 2784 | 57 | 36 | 2805 | 3497 | (a) 1 | |
| (b) 13 | |||||||
| (b) For other conditions. | |||||||
Total number of Intimations served for all purposes 12,477
Overcrowd ing—
Number of Inspections13,686
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 585
Intimations 659
Number of Notices served
Statutory Notices 153
Number remedied 585
Number of Prosecutions 1
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during the year 78
Number of rooms closed 27
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 3
Number closed under the Housing of Working Classes Act —