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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Premises | Numberon Register | 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.. | 359 | 208 | 20 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1691 | 1,265 | 293 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority1 (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | -_ | _ |
| Total | 2,050 | 1,473 | 313 | - |
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) | 4 | 11 | _ | - | _ |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 30 | 25 | — | — | — |
| (6) Unsuitable or defective | 944 | 973 | — | 2 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 12 | 107 | - | - | — |
| Total | 985 | 1,127 | — | 2 | — |
* i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 103(1)), Institutions. (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107
and 108).