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 1950

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

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InspectionsRevisits
Outworkers501124
Provisions Shops25540
Special Inspections (Food licences)114-
Bakehouses (Level)153181
Confectioners8156
Food Factories25—
Fruiterers/Greengrocers13690
Markets12—
Preserved food premises205144
6,6084.677

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(See separate section for underground bakehouses and offensive trades.)

Table: Defects, nuisances or contraventions found. Nuisances and Notices.

Defects, nuisances or contraventions found. Nuisances and Notices.

(a) Factories Act, 1937.
Number of contraventions found1,089
Number of contraventions remedied1,823
Notices served269
Notices complied with306
[b) Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Number of contraventions found1,982
Number of contraventions remedied2,676
Notices served428
Notices complied with411
(c) Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Number of contraventions found636
Number of contraventions remedied576
Notices served300
Notices complied with258
(d) Shops Act, 1950.
Number of inspections under this Act216
Number of revisits128
Number of exemption certificates applied for2
N umber of certificates granted0
Complaints received.
Number of complaints (General)258
Number of complaints (Home Office)45

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Factories Act, 1937.
Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937.

Table: 1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities38752529-
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority1,7041,715240-
iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority* (excluding out-workers' premises)----
Total2,0912,240269—