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Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1923.
| Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. SaJler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. .Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett, 1 No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, So. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Premises— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of inspections | 15 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 234 |
| No. of Notices | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tenement Houses— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. provided with additional water supply | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Overcrowding— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of houses overcrowded | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | I | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 62 |
| No. remedied | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Verminous Premises— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Verminous Premises Cleansed | ... | 8 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 50 | 44 | ... | 43 | 70 | 26 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 374 |
| Inspections after complaint by London County Council | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 31 | 6 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 80 |
| Verminous conditions found after complaint by L.C.C. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 8 | 22 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 65 |
| Bakehouses— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No of inspections | 12 | 53 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 302 |
| No. of Notices | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Food Adulteration— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samples collected for analysis | 30 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 48 | ... | ... | 900 |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrate | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 18 |