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Hackney 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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One open air swimming bath in London Fields is provided and maintained
by the London County Council.
SECTION 234
| Hackney Residents | NonResidents | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies received | 348 | 253 | 601 |
| (1) to await burial | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| (2) to await post-mortem examination | 344 | 240 | 584 |
| Cause of death certified by Coroner | 298 | 219 | 517 |
| Number of inquests held | 46 | 21 | 67 |
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1953
SECTION 17 (Sampling of trade effluents), Fifty-four trade effluent
samples were submitted to the Public Analyst and twelve proved to be
unsatisfactory. The occupiers of the premises from which unsatisfactory
samples were obtained were interviewed and advised as to the action
necessary to remedy the unsatisfactory discharge.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1954
SECTION 12 (Obligation to provide dustbins). Notices requiring the
provision of additional dustbins were served in respect of 28 premises.
SECTION 18 (Hairdressers and barbers)
Applications for registration received to
December 31st persons 153
premises 129
Inspections of registered premises 165
Informal notices were served in respect of 18 premises at which
contraventions of the relevant Bylaws were found.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 195 5
SECTION 27 (Remedying of defective premises). A notice was served in
respect of premises where it was considered that unreasonable delay in
remedying the defective state of the premises would be occasioned by
following the procedure prescribed under the Fifth Schedule to the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and the Council carried out the work
in default.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 19 56
SECTION 63 (Bylaws as to artificial lighting of common staircases)
This section empowers a Borough Council to make Bylaws with respect to
tenement houses and flats for the adequate artificial lighting of any
common staircase in such premises. The Metropolitan Boroughs