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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Total Fines and Costs.

Total Fines and Costs.

Fines.Costs.
£s.d.£s.d.
Under the Public Health (London) Act for various nuisances319036140
For selling unsound food64001580
By-laws for Houses let in Lodgings——
General Powers Acts306260
Metropolis Management Act——
Food and Drugs Acts135906720
Refusing to serve samples for Analysis10100260
Margarine Act, 18873001156
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders11140700
Sale of Horse Flesh Act, 18892000240
Total27926134136

Table: Table showing the number of milk premises, slaughter houses, ice-cream premises, &c., together with the number of inspections made to them.

Table showing the number of milk premises, slaughter houses, ice-cream premises, &c., together with the number of inspections made to them.

PREMISESNUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1914.Number of notices, 1914.Number of prosecutions, 1914.
No. on register at end of 1913.No. added in 1914.No. removed in 1914.No. on register at end of 1914.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Milk premises601273958919041852
Cowsheds31......3148......
Slaughter-houses4......4112...
Other offensive trade premises7......727......
Ice cream premises231222522841852...
Registered houses let in lodgings250939225464878(a) 188(a) 1
(b) 2201(b) -

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(a) For overcrowding. (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimations served for all purposes 13,206
Overcrowding—
Number of Inspections 19,010
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 4.63
Number of Notices served
Number remedied
Number of Prosecutions
Intimations 427
Statutory Notices 114
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