Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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NUMBER OF NUISANCES ABATED
IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS :—
| In 1856 | 1567 | In 1865 | 1512 |
| „ 1857 | 1789 | „ 1866 | 4260 |
| „ 1858 | 2515 | ,,1867 | 5811 |
| „ 1859 | 1224 | „ 1868 | 3923 |
| „ 1860 | 1267 | „ 1869 | 4354 |
| ,,1861 | 2487 | „ 1870 | 4940 |
| „ 1862 | 1235 | „ 1871 | 5180 |
| ,,1868 | 1696 | „ 1872 | 3909 |
| „ 1864 | 1410 |
PREMISES INSPECTED
DURING THE YEAR 1872 :—
| Number of Houses inspected under the Sanitary Act, 1866 | 6126 |
| ,, „ in which Epidemic disease has appeared | 213 |
| ,, Premises inspected from complaints received | 560 |
| „ Cow sheds inspected | 92 |
| „ Slaughter houses inspected | 85 |
| „ Greengrocers' yards inspected | 151 |
| „ Fishmongers' and Poulterers' yards inspected | 58 |
| ,, Bakehouses inspected | 120 |
| „ Houses measured as well as inspected | 25 |
| „ Urinals inspected | 71 |
| Total number of premises inspected | 7501 |