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Shoreditch 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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Number of articles destroyed and replaced by the Yestry:—
163 beds
154 palliasses
78 bolsters
237 pillows
8 sofa bed squabs
ARTICLES OF FOOD, &c., condemned and destroyed as
being unfit for human consumption :—
2 trunks of wet haddocks
1 third of a box of Spanish onions
4 cwt. of pork cuttings
1½ cwt. of various piece3, beef, veal, mutton, &c.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. No. of articles
analysed:—(See Analyst's Report).
Samples of Butter 24
Ditto Milk 30
Ditto Bread 2

Table: REMOVAL OF DUST.—during the past year the number of dust complaints has been in excess of the average number of the three preceeding years, as shown below :—

REMOVAL OF DUST.—during the past year the number of dust complaints has been in excess of the average number of the three preceeding years, as shown below :—

Eastern Division.Western Division.
1st 2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
1884-51,538 1602,081150

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In the previous three years the average number was—
1,287 23 0 1,387 13 0
Scavenging of roads has been fairly attended to by the Vestry's
Contractor.
WATERING THE ROADS.—This work was done fairly
well, but as in the previous year much loss of time was occasioned
by the defective condition of the Vans supplied by the Contractor,
this will be obviated in the future, the Vestry having purchased 15
new Vans.
H. ALEXANDER,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.