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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2.—Cases in which Defects were Found.
| 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) | 133 | 169 | - | 8 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | - | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 9 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 16 | 18 | - | . | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 823 | 1,045 | - | 5 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 8 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 90 | 558 | 30 | - | - |
| Total | 1,089 | 1,821 | 30 | 14 | — |
* i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 103(1)), Institutions. (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107
and 108).
Outwork.
(Sections 110 and 111)
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sec. 110(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecu-tions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwhole-some premises | Notices served | Prosecu-tions | ||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 607 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and washing | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Household linen | 3 | ||||||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 3 | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Fur pulling | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Paper bags | 16 | - | — | - | - | - | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 55 | - | - | — | - | - | |
| Brush making | 5 | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Feather sorting | 133 | - | — | - | - | — | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed toys | 97 | - | _ | - | - | - | |
| Basket making | 3 | - | — | - | — | - | |
| Chocolates and sweet-meats | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lampshades | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,171 | — | - | — | — | — | |