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
Tower Hamlets 1970
[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 | 386 | 112 | 4 | |||
| Factories with mechanical power | 3,488 | 1,900 | 76 | |||
| Other premises under the Act (Electrical stations. institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 99 | 32 | - | |||
| Total: | 3,973 | 2,044 | 80 | |||
| 2. Cases in which defects were found | ||||||
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | ||
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sanitary conveniences: | ||||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 84 | 84 | - | 8 | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including those relating to outwork) | 38 | 36 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total: | 137 | 130 | 6 | 12 | ||
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