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, 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, N o. 11 District. | No. 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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Premises in which defects were abated (all forms of inspection) | 274 | 283 | 370 | 277 | 411 | 332 | 237 | 227 | 169 | 265 | 374 | 325 | 297 | 326 | 96 | 109 | 147 | 101 | .. | .. | 74 | .. | 66 | 174 | 206 | 5140 |
Inspections for Rent Act certificates | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Mews and stables inspections | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 139 |
Urinal inspections | 7 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 157 |
Canal boats inspections | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Visits to waterways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Water certificates (new buildings): No. of certificates | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 57 |
No. of flats and houses | 316 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81 | .. | 16 | .. | 45 | .. | 210 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 784 |
Inspections of flooded premises | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 49 |
Rat complaints investigated | 25 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 8 | .. | 7 | 2 | 3 | .. | 15 | .. | 4 | 41 | 33 | 583 |
Premises cleared of rats | 23 | 38 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 364 | |
Drains relaid | 6 | 57 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 225 |
Drains repaired | 77 | 103 | 52 | 82 | 17 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 116 | 62 | 141 | 137 | 45 | 17 | 5 | .. | 10 | 3 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 52 | 19 | 1047 |
Drains and sanitary fittings tested and examined | 232 | 170 | 303 | 328 | 100 | 169 | 288 | 404 | 577 | 116 | 217 | 340 | 126 | 97 | 118 | 7 | 278 | 50 | 88 | .. | 11 | 57 | 88 | 111 | 4275 | |
Inspections of rag and bone shops and stores | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
Special inspections | 212 | 335 | 458 | 354 | 344 | 315 | 582 | 637 | 167 | 67 | 534 | 260 | 168 | 91 | 15 | 96 | 103 | 622 | 231 | .. | 91 | .. | 93 | 385 | 306 | 6466 |
Offensive Trades— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspections of fur skin dressers' premises | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 32 |
Inspections of poultry slaughterhouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 |
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