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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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REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS—1930—
| H. Abson. | G. Bottomley. | A. C. Brown | R. W. G. Day (Temporary). | T. W. Dee. | E. J. Edwards. | E. W. Flint. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | H. O. Harris. | J. G. McCarthy. | G. O. Pavitt. | R. Roper (Temporary). | W. Shepherd. | R. Simpson. | W. F. Smith. | S. H. V. Trimming. | J. Twaits. | W. T. Twynham. | S. Vogler (Temporary). | R. H. Waterman. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Houses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Wharves | 2,025 | 11 | - | - | 69 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,119 | |
| Workplaces | - | 31 | 98 | 13 | 50 | 8 | 145 | 29 | 12 | 3 | — | 37 | 181 | 6 | 30 | 100 | 9 | 115 | - | 6 | 873 | |
| Workshops | — | 61 | 216 | 4 | 91 | 52 | 295 | 193 | 227 | 110 | 7 | 100 | 3 | 270 | 98 | 173 | 102 | 39 | 191 | 9 | 188 | 2,429 |
| Bishopsgate Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108 |
| Miscellaneous | 103 | 3,577 | 1,822 | 1,141 | 1,468 | 3,188 | 1,256 | 1,533 | 1,376 | 1,166 | 3,131 | 727 | 1,757 | 1,449 | 1,292 | 1,387 | 2,495 | 2,150 | 2,802 | 591 | 1,356 | 35,664 |
| Observations re Smoke Nuisance | — | 157 | 4 | - | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | — | — | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 268 |
| Re-Visits | — | 1,616 | 1,683 | 2,229 | 1,772 | 1,747 | 2,006 | 2,401 | 2,234 | 1,397 | 1,221 | 3,187 | 1,731 | 1,900 | 3,863 | 1,501 | 1,824 | 2,353 | 2,221 | 2,194 | 2,519 | 41,599 |
| Intimations served | - | 554 | 860 | 946 | 356 | 550 | 850 | 770 | 569 | 390 | 517 | 724 | 596 | 542 | 885 | 741 | 649 | 762 | 925 | 989 | 772 | 13,947 |
| Statutory Notices served | - | 96 | 552 | 327 | 152 | 402 | 389 | 274 | 275 | 351 | 242 | 670 | 240 | 180 | 560 | 452 | 207 | 658 | 228 | 612 | 180 | 7,047 |
| Summonses taken out under Public Health(London) Act 1891. L.C.C. General | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Powers) Acts, Bye-laws, etc. | - | 2 | 5 | - | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | — | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 78 |
| Food & Drugs (Adulteration) Act. No. of samples taken | - | 90 | 94 | - | 90 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 59 | 83 | 90 | - | 94 | 90 | 103 | 92 | 91 | 91 | - | 92 | 1,533 |
| Food & Drugs (Adulteration) Act. No. of Summonses taken | - | - | 3 | — | — | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | - | - | 18 |