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Hackney 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1928.
| INSPECTIONS | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, 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. Nighy, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Smith, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains repaired | 74 | 57 | 20 | 24 | 68 | 44 | 65 | 36 | 50 | 10 | 32 | 98 | 13 | 50 | 6 | 26 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 676 |
| Drains and Sanitary Fittings tested and examined | 227 | 78 | 234 | 213 | 367 | 305 | 145 | 188 | 32 | 131 | 86 | 195 | 94 | 558 | 66 | 172 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3092 |
| Rat complaints investigated | 35 | 48 | 12 | 15 | ... | 26 | 21 | 94 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 398 |
| Houses Let in Tenements- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of inspections | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 |
| No. of notices | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tenement Houses— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. provided with additional water supply | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of. houses overcrowded | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 168 |
| No. remedied | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 |
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Verminous Premises— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Verminous Premises Cleansed | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 56 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 283 |
| Inspections after complaint by London County Council | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87 |
| Verminous conditions found after complaint by L.C.C. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Underground Rooms— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| llegal occupation dealt with | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| No. of rooms closed | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |