London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Islington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecu-tions | ||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 673 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Cleaning and washing | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Furniture and upholstery | 32 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Fur pulling | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Umbrellas, etc. | 15 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Artificial flowers | 100 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Nets, other than wire nets | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Paper bags | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 56 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Brush making | 12 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Feather sorting | 21 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | 17 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Stuffed toys | 72 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Basket making | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | 46 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 38 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Lampshades | 11 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Total | 1,105 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | ||
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1937, Noise Nuisance.
During the year under review repeated complaints were received in respect of
a noise nuisance from a Glass Factory. The complaints were found to be justified,
particularly after normal working hours and at weekends.
The factory was working to full capacity day and night without cessation,
and the roar of the furnace burners, the dropping of the moulds on the metal benches,
and the humming of the fans at nights and weekends were a real source of nuisance
to residents within a few yards of the factory premises.
Day and night inspections were made by the Inspectors, and the Council obtained
the opinion of a Consultant Engineer, who was an expert in furnace construction,
in order that steps could be taken to mitigate the noise nuisance.
Negotiations were still in progress at the end of the year.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Offensive Trades.
During the year the Council approved the establishment anew of the trade of a
fat melter in respect of one address. Another trade, namely that of a fur skin dresser,
was discontinued.