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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(d) Shops Act, 1950.
Number of complaints received 38
Number of inspections under this Act 55
Number of revisits 60
Number of exemption certificates applied for 3
Number of certificates granted
Factories Act, 1937.
Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937.
1.—Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
| Premises | Number on 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 | 237 | 94 | 35 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,851 | 910 | 262 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority1 (excluding out-wor-kers' premises) | 16 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 2,104 | 1,005 | 298 | — |
2.—Cases in which Detects were round.
| 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) | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 16 | 5 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 1,154 | 1,207 | 1 | 27 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Total | 1,226 | 1,230 | 11 | 32 | - |
* i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107
and 108).