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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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3.—Unhealthy Areas.
Areas represented to the Local Authorities with a view to Improvement
Schemes under (a), Part I , or (b), Part II., of the Act of 1890:—
(1) Name of area ......... —
(2) Acreage - —
(3) Number of working-class houses in area .... —
(4) Number of working-class persons to be displaced - - —
4.—Number of houses not complying with the building bye-laws
erected with consent of Local Authority under Section 25 of
the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919 - 15
tenements
5.—Staff engaged on Housing work with briefly, the duties of each
Officer ----------- 2*
* 2 Sanitary Inspectors are temporarily engaged in the administration of the Housing Acts,
more especially with respect to Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919.
London County Council Table.
| Premises. | No. on register at end of 1922. | Number of inspections. | Number of prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds | 24 | 92 | - |
| Milkshops | 430 | 1,409 | - |
| Houses let in lodgings | 2,512 | 3,315 | 2 |
| Ice cream premises | 200 | 365 | - |
| Slaughterhouses | 3 | 9 | - |
| Offensive trades | 7 | 28 | - |
Smoke Nuisances.
No. of observations - - 377 No. of nuisances and complaints 39
No. of notices - - - 24 No. of summonses - - —
Housing of the Working Classes.
No. of houses inspected - — No. of houses dealt with under
Section 15 of the Housing,
Town Planning, &c., Act.,
1909 —
No. of representations by No. of Closing Orders - - —
householders - - - —