London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Total number of Intimations served for all purposes 8,076
Overcrowding—
Number of Inspections 12,159
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 188
Number of Notices served (Intimations) 190
(Statutory Notices) 72
Number remedied 188
Number of Prosecutions 1
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during the year 16
Number of rooms closed 8
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
Number closed under the Housing and Town Planning Act —
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1903—Part 8.—
Number of Prosecutions for breach of bye-laws as to conveyance of
dead horses through the street —
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.—
Number of verminous rooms cleansed (Section 20) 1,280
Number of filthy articles purified (Section 19) 67
Number of sanitary conveniences altered (Section 22) —
Number of sanitary conveniences removed (Section 22) —
Number of fixed ashpits removed (Section 23) 2
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.—
Number of tenement houses dealt with as regards water supply (Section 73) —
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
Number of persons accommodated during the year —
Places where food is prepared for sale—
Number on Register 429
Number of Inspections 1,477
Number of Notices served (Intimations) 89
(Statutory Notices) 22
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 1
Number of tenements comprised therein 9
Number of tenements for which, certificates were granted 9