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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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2. Cases in which Defects were Pound.
| 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) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 134 | 148 | - | - | 1 |
| 477 | 517 | - | 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | 23 | - | - | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 4 | 71 | 4 | 9 | . |
| TOTAL | 640 | 775 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
PART VIII OF THE ACT
Outwork
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list requi red 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) |
| Making, etc. Wearing Cleaning and apparel washing | 558 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and upholstery | 11 | _ | _ | _ | - | - |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | 6 | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed Toys | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basket making | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers | ||||||
| Christmas Stockings, etc. | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Textile weaving | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lampshades | 9 | - | - | * | - | - |
| TOTAL | 887 | - | - | - | - | - |