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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

Stoke Newington 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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factories and workshops.
At the end of the year 1909 there were on the Register 225factories,
workshops and work-places.
TABLES REQUIRED BY THE HOME OFFICE.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORK-PLACES
AND HOME WORK.

Table: 1.— INSPECTION.I ncluding Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectors of Nuisances.

1.— INSPECTION.

I ncluding Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.N umber of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
1234
Factories (including Factory Laundries)33--
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)17659-
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report).16--
Total22559Nil

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*Including these specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshops
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. inspector.
12345
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—
Want of Cleanliness2424--
Want of Ventilation----
Overcrowding11--
Want of drainage of floors----
Other nuisances3636--
†Sanitary accommodationinsufficient11--
unsuitable or defective3030--
not separate for sexes----
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)----
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bake----
houses (ss. 97 to 100)----
Other offences----
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total9292NilNil