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Stepney 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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70
L.C.C. Report—
Premises.
No. in borough
at end of 1928.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Prosecutions.
Cowsheds
20
89
—
Milkshops
393
1,176
—
Ice Cream Premises
262
527
2
Slaughterhouses
1
1
—
Offensive Trades
55
395
-
Restaurants and Eating
Houses
335
564
-
Houses Let in Lodgings
2,635
2,997
2
Housing of the Working Classes—
No. of houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 11,294
(b) House-to-housj (Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925) 6,544
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 14,965
(ii) Statutory 10,832
(b) Under Housing Act —
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act 12,795
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 3 of Housing Act—
(a) By owners —
(b) By L.A. in default of owners —
No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not
be made fit
No. of houses for the working classes—
(a) Erected during the year 290
(b) In course of erection 24
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person —
No. of houses included in such representations —
No. of Closing Orders made 1
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) —

Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist,—

Nature of Work.Instances.Notices served.
Wearing Apparel— Making, &c.297297
Furriers11
Paper, &c., boxes, paper bags22
Boots and Shoes55
Xmas Crackers11
Umbrellas22
Total308308