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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Premises. | No. in borough at end of 1926. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds | 23 | 59 | |
| Milkshops | 436 | 1,273 | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 265 | 464 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 1 | — |
| Offensive Trades | 56 | 178 | — |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 321 | 631 | — |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 2,645 | 4,514 | 2 |
Housing of the Working Classes—
No. of houses inspected—
(a)On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 8,160
(b) Housetohouse (Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925) 5,216
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 15,138
(ii) Statutory 7,923
(b) Under Housing Act —
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act 13,582
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 3 of Housing Act—
(a) By owners
(b) By L.A. in default of owners —
No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not
be made fit
No. of houses for the working classes—
(a) Erected during the year 46
(b) In course of erection 119
tenements or flats
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person —
No. of houses included in such representations . —
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