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Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACTS.
It has not hitherto been possible to carry out systematic
inspection under the Housing and Town Planning Regulations.
The appointment, now sanctioned, of three Sanitary Inspectors for
the purpose will permit systematic inspection to be made and an
accurate card indexed record to be compiled of the housing
conditions of the Borough.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901,
Factories.—During the year, 162 factories were inspected by
the officers of the Public Health Department, 9 being factory
laundries, 92 factories in which articles of clothing, etc. were
made and altered, and 61 in which articles other than wearing
apparel were manufactured.
In 34 factories the sanitary accommodation for women was defective, unsuitable or insufficient, or not separate from that for men.
| Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuitable or defective w.c.'s | 31 | 22 | v | 9 |
| Insufficient w.c.'s | 1 | 1 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 |
LIST OF INDUSTRIES IN THE BOROUGH OF HACKNEY.
The chief staple industries are the manufacture of boots, shoes,
and pianos, but there are also extensive productions of the
following:—
Tailored clothes for males and females; dresses, shirts,
ties, clothing and underclothing generally, millinery, hats, etc.;
cabinets, upholstery and furniture generally; lead pencils,
brushes, boxes, artificial flowers, toys, leather goods, gas