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Stepney 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, ETC., CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1948
| W.E. ANSTEE. | E.G. CARTER. (from 11 Nov. ) | K.C. CLARK. (9 Feb to 12 Jun) | J.J. COVENEY• (to 31 Mar) | W. CUE. | R.W.G. DAY. | S. FIRSHT. | G.D. FREELAND. | E.C. HAWKER. (from 13 Dec.) | W.H. HAWORTH. | J.J. KENIIRY. | S.S. LOWTHER. | G.L. NICKLIN. (7 Jun to 11 Dec) | E.P. WEBBER. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | ( 2) | (3) | (4) | ( 5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | |
| Bakehouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Complaints | 976 | 76 | 398 | 285 | 906 | 834 | 1469 | 1106 | 25 | 808 | 1501 | 1136 | 518 | 1035 | 11083 |
| Canteens | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 14 | - | 1 | 37 | |||
| Drainage | 365 | 1 | 50 | 162 | 310 | 180 | 507 | 226 | 16 | 802 | 487 | 329 | 99 | 555 | 4089 |
| House-to-House | 2 | 11 | 6 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | |||||
| Houses-let-in-Lodgings | 180 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 161 | 3 | 203 | - | 49 | 269 | 37 | 30 | 939 | |
| Housing investigations | 52 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 109 | 11 | - | - | - | 70 | - | 251 | ||
| Infectious disease and contacts | 33 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 62 | 36 | 24 | 61 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 58 | 12 | 39 | 419 |
| Lodging Houses: Common | 58 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 75 |
| Seamen's. | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 1 | 46 | - | 62 | |||||
| Markets (Week end | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 20 |
| Offensive Trades | 50 | 3 | 5 | - | 19 | 36 | - | 4 | 117 |
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