London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Defects or Contraventions found.
1,561 defects or contraventions were found. A summary, under statutory
enactments, is as follows:—
Factories Act, 1937 603
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 503
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 455
Total 1,561
Notices served.
537 Notices were served. These are summarised below:—
Factories Act, 1937 123
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 193
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 221
Total 537
Defects or Conlraventions Remedied.
1,610 defects or contraventions were remedied, as follows:—
Factories Act, 1937 661
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 503
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 446
Total 1,610
The following Notices were also served:—
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 2
Number complied with 1
Complaints received.
164 complaints were received, as follows:—
General 131
Home Office 33
Total 164
Underground Bakehouses.
Pursuant to Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937, it became nccessary for all
basement bakehouses, in respect of which a certificate of suitability had been issued,
to be examined.
Number of Premises on Register 40
Number of Routine Inspections 55
Number of Notices served 4
Number of Notices complied with 21