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 Stepney]
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Water Supply to Tenement Houses—
No. of premises supplied 6
No. of prosecutions 1
Sanitary Officers—
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole time) Male 19; Female nil
„ ,, ,, (part time) Male nil; Female nil
No. of health visitors (whole time) 11
„ „ ,, (part time) nil
Total No. of houses in the borough 37,900
No. of houses occupied by the working classes 31,810
No. of houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 9,063
(b) ,, ,, Infectious disease 2,852
(c) Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 798
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 13,822
(ii) Statutory 4,979
(b) Under Housing Act -
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act,
1891 11,960
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 17 of Housing Act, 1930 —
(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 57
(b) In course of erection 28
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person -
No. of houses included in such representations -
No. of Closing Orders made -
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) -
No. of Demolition Orders -
No. of houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of orders -
(b) Voluntarily
Underground Rooms—
No. illegally occupied 54
No. closed or illegal occupation discontinued 36
Report required by the L.C.C.
Premises. | No. in borough on 31st Dec., 1932. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
---|---|---|---|
Cowsheds | 19 | 135 | — |
Poultry Slaughterhouses | 40 | 289 | - |
Offensive Trades | 9 | 35 | - |
Milkshops | 422 | 1,453 | - |
Ice Cream Premises | 273 | 403 | - |
Restaurants and Eating Houses | 365 | 593 | - |