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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
Hackney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Nuisances. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defective Wash-house paving | 54 | 43 | 6 | 5 |
| Back addition walls defective | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Beer cellars defectively paved | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Proper manure receptable required | 5 | 4 | _ | 1 |
| Animals improperly kept | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| House, or part, overcrowded | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| Space below ground, &c., floor, insufficiently ventilated | 141 | 89 | 25 | 27 |
| Defective flooring, &c., of workshops | 4 | 4 | _ | _ |
| Public House urinal paving defective | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Stables paving defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Food improperly stored | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Various | 50 | 40 | 6 | 4 |
Articles Seized and Surrendered as Unfit for Food.—
During 1906 the following articles were seized by the Inspectors, or
surrendered as being unfit for food, viz., 17 cwt., 7 lbs. meat; 4 tons,
2 cwt., 3 qrs. fish ; 6 cwt., 10 lbs. fruit and vegetables; 10 cwt.,
1 qr., 7 lbs. tinned foods. In addition to these, 114 cocoa-nuts
and two trunks of haddocks were surrendered and destroyed.
DAIRIES, COW-SHEDS AND MILK-SHOPS.
Cow-houses.—There are now 22 licensed cow-keepers in the
Borough, with 31 cow-sheds. During the year one license for two
sheds lapsed. The Inspector reports that he made 250 visits
of inspection to these during the year, discovering defects in 4
instances. These defects were remedied by the service of a notice.
On the 15th September, 1906, the Public Health Committee
made an inspection of the cow-houses of the Borough. The