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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
Finsbury 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The statistics for 1955 are as follow
| Premises | Number onRegister | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 642 | 18 | 5 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,379 | 665 | 26 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 2,029 | 688 | 31 | - |
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M.Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 21 | - | 5 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 5 | 4 | 14 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 49 | 41 | 19 | 9 | - |