Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INSPECTIONS, Etc. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 4 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, 1 No. 6 District. | Mr. Brown, No. 7 District. | Mr. Dawson, No. 8 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Bignell., No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Kipping, No. 14 District. | Mr. Hagard, No. 14 District. | Mr. Nighy, Factories and Workshops. | Mr. Hunt, Factories and Workshops. | Mr. Alexander, Food Premises. | Mr. Goldsworthy, Food Premises. | Mr. Long, Housing. | Mr. Ellery, Housing. | Mr. Gratwick, Housing. | Mr. Laney, Housing. | Mr. Woods, Tenement Houses, etc. | Temporary Inspectors. | TOTALS. |
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Complaints— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises inspected on complaint | 271 | 281 | 376 | 241 | 372 | 326 | 241 | 261 | 347 | 268 | 385 | 323 | 290 | 315 | 76 | 65 | 77 | .. | .. | .. | 116 | .. | 67 | 260 | 302 | 5260 |
Premises in which defects were found | 191 | 213 | 319 | 195 | 309 | 249 | 176 | 194 | 219 | 208 | 345 | 235 | 249 | 238 | 57 | 48 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | 82 | .. | 50 | 132 | 253 | 4011 |
Builders' Notices— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises inspected | 164 | 126 | 87 | 60 | 80 | 78 | 48 | 67 | 236 | 32 | 29 | 74 | 78 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 55 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | 23 | 42 | 55 | 1413 |
Infectious Disease— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises inspected | 92 | 69 | 52 | 51 | 86 | 56 | 41 | 79 | 54 | 90 | 48 | 85 | 58 | 100 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | 13 | 22 | 58 | 1092 |
Premises in which defects were found | 8 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | 10 | 21 | 333 |
Houses Let in Tenements— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New registrations | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .. | 17 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 |
First inspections in the year | .. | 12 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 34 | .. | 273 |
Re-inspections | .. | 44 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 48 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 267 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 55 | 620 |
Notices served | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 148 |
Prosecutions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Houses provided with additional water supply | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Prosecutions regarding tenement houses with insufficient water supply | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Number on register at end of the year | .. | 23 | 18 | 39 | 45 | 39 | 78 | 47 | 33 | 16 | 53 | 11 | 27 | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 477 |
Verminous Premises— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspections of homes of persons cleansed at the Cleansing Station | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | .. | 14 | 23 | 18 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 4 | 7 | 21 | 238 |