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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Factory | No. on Register | Inspections | W ritten Notices | |
| Factories without mechanical power | 106 | 22 | ||
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,672 | 1,639 | 118 | |
| Other premises under the Act (Electrical stations, institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 78 | 7 | ||
| Total | 1, 856 | 1,668 | 118 | |
| 2. Cases in which defects were found | ||||
| Particulars | Referred | |||
| Found | Remedied | To H. M. inspector | by H. M. inspector | |
| Want of cleanliness | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature | - | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | ||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | ||||
| Sanitary conveniences: | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 215 | 196 | 9 | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including those relating to outwork) | 28 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 258 | 214 | 2 | 10 |
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