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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stepney 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: L.C.C. Report—

L.C.C. Report—

Premises.No. in borough on 31st Dec., 1930.No. of Inspections.No. of Prosecutions.
Cowsheds (No. of premises)19110-
Slaughterhouses11-
Offensive Trades66221—-
Milkshops3721,197—-
Ice Cream Premises2464402
Restaurants and Eating Houses347493-

Table: Smoke Nuisances—

Smoke Nuisances—

(1) No. of observations268
(2) No. of intimations served29
(3) No. of complaints received66
(4) No. of Statutory notices served3
(5) No. of legal proceedings—
(6) No. of convictions—
(7) Amount of penalty and costs imposed in each case—

Table: Cleansing and Disinfection—

Cleansing and Disinfection—

No. of adults cleansed556
No. of children cleansed215
No. of premises cleansed—
(a) after infectious diseases2,796
(b) for vermin349
Water Supply to Tenement Houses—
No. of premises supplied6
No. of prosecutions—
Sanitary Officers—
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole time)Male 21;Female nil
„ „ ,, (part time)Male nil;Female nil
No. of health visitors (whole time)-11
„ „ „ (part time)-nil