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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
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Type of Factory | No. on Register | Inspections | Written Notices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 636 | 126 | 8 | |||
| Factories with mechanical power | 3, 667 | 736 | 90 | |||
| Other premises under the Act (Electrical stations, institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 132 | 98 | 1 | |||
| Total: | 4,435 | 960 | 99 | |||
| 2. Cases in which defects were found | ||||||
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H. M. Inspector | By H. M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | ||
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
| Sanitary conveniences: | ||||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 107 | 102 | 5 | 25 | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | 7 | 7 | - | - | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including those relating to outwork) | 21 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Total: | 142 | 131 | 11 | 26 | ||
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