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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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2—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 37 | 37 | - | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | ||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 32 | 32 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 64 | 64 | - | ||
| not separate for sexes | — | - | - | - | |
| Total | 137 | 137 | Nil | Nil | |
• Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Work
shops Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts
3—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | |||
| Sending twice in the year. | ||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | |||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Wearing Apparel— (1) Making, &c (2) Cleaning and Washing Household Linen | 3 | - | 197 | 30 |