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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(b) Food and Drugs Act, 1938
Number of complaints received 31
Number of contraventions found 1292
Number of contraventions remedied 709
Notices served 317
Notices complied with 296
(c) Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
Number of complaints received 181
Number of nuisances or contraventions found. 1068
Number of nuisances or contraventions remedied 1270
Notices served 133
Notices complied with 125
(d) Shops Act, 1950
Number of inspections and re-visits 3258
Number of exemption certificates applied for Nil
Number of certificates granted Nil
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 | 228 | 16 | 3 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1840 | 812 | 184 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority' (excluding outworkers' premises) | 37 | 1 | 3 | - |
| TOTAL | 2105 | 829 | 190 | - |
*i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104)
and sites of Building Operations and Works of Enginerring Construction
(Sections 107 and 108).