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Hackney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1933.
| 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. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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| Canal boats | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Visits to waterways | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ||||||||
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||||
| Offensive trades | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ... | ... | 51 | |||||
| New buildings (water certificates) | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 13 | • • • | ... | ... | 87 | |||||
| Floodings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Special inspections | 160 | 229 | 695 | 262 | 132 | 362 | 100 | 658 | 89 | 317 | 303 | 292 | 80 | 347 | 118 | 308 | 442 | 315 | ... | 5209 |
| Drains relaid | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 20 | ... | 20 | ... | 200 | ||
| Drains repaired | 51 | 85 | 28 | 31 | 143 | 54 | 35 | 71 | 41 | 50 | 73 | 121 | 20 | 73 | 2 | ... | 47 | ... | 925 | |
| Drains and Sanitary Fittings tested and examined | 153 | 49 | 231 | 134 | 345 | 113 | 94 | 309 | 77 | 109 | 122 | 302 | 107 | 595 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 54 | ... | 2827 |
| Rat complaints investigated | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 54 | 21 | 48 | ... | 1 | 11 | 9 | ... | 388 |
| Premises cleared of Rats | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 52 | 18 | 24 | ... | 6 | 9 | ... | 321 | |
| Houses Let in Tenements- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of inspections | 46 | 106 | 58 | 50 | 74 | 83 | 103 | 72 | 20 | 43 | 52 | 21 | 19 | 85 | ... | ... | 832 | |||
| No. provided with additional water supply | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| No. of notices | 5 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... | 121 | |||
| No. of prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Overcrowding— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of houses overcrowded | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 75 |