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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Defects were found in the following cases. No prosecutions were instituted.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Overcrowding (S.2.) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unreasonable Temperature (S.3.) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | 32 | 19 | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Convenience (S.7.) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 15 | 15 | - | 1 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 396 | 351 | - | 13 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 18 | 3 | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 45 | 24 | - | 1 |
| 589 | 465 | - | 16 | |
Re-inspections 537
Complaints recieved 2
Notices complied with 72
Basement Bakehouses (Section 70)
The quinquennial inspections of the seven basement bakehouses were carried out and notices served
to bring these premises up to the standard required under the Act.
Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
Visits were made to the homes of persons notified as outworkers. In no case was it found that work was being undertaken in unwholesome premises. The type of outwork and number of workers were as follows:-
| Wearing Apparel - Making, etc. Cleaning and Washing | 961 |
| Household Linen | 10 |
| Umbrellas, etc | 35 |
| Artificial flowers | 54 |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 68 |
| Brush making | 2 |
| Carding of buttons, etc | 26 |
| Cosaques, Christmas Stockings, etc | 9 |
| Not specified above | 113 |
| Total | 1,278 |