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 1959
[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 | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 15 | 18 | - | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 307 | 291 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 299 | 309 | - | 10 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 44 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 47 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 667 | 667 | - | 17 | - |
(Sections 110 and 111).
| SECTION 110 | SECTION HI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110(1)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 552 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and | |||||||
| washing | |||||||
| Furniture and upholstery | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Artificial flowers | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brush making | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stuffed Toys | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Basket making | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | -" | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers | |||||||
| Christmas Stockings, etc. | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Textile weaving | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lampshades | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 912 | - | - | - | - | - | |