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

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Hackney 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Brought forward 9540
Number of Houses disinfected 1159
Number of Houses overcrowded 19
Number of Premises from which Pigs were
removed 26
Number of Premises from which stable dung and
other refuse were removed (excluding dust) 87
Number of filthy places cleansed 93
Number of other Nuisances removed (having no
special heading) 913
2297
Total number of Nuisances abated in 1884 11837
Number of Lodging Houses' Notices served none
„ „ Notices for disinfecting premises 1159
„ „ Preliminary Notices served 5170
„ „ Peremptory „ „ 753
„ „ Statutory „ „ 1678
Number of Letters sent out 2105
,, ,, Persons summoned before a Magistrate 52
„ „ Copies of Summonses and Orders made
out 312
„ „ ltequests to remove Dust received and
attended to 1745
„ „ Bodies deposited and taken to the
Mortuary 72
„ „ Houses from which Bedding, &c., was
removed to be Disinfected at the
Board's apparatus 1188
„ „ Articles Disinfected at the Board's
apparatus 6791
„ „ Fish condemned unfit for human food
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