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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 1927
[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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | No. of Offences in respect to which prosecutions were instituted. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 23 | 23 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 16 | 16 | 2 | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | 1 | — |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | ||||
| Total | 53 | 53 | 3 | — |
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926.—This Act
came into force upon 1st July, 1927. Its provisions are more
stringent than those of Sections 23 and 27 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, which previously gave limited power to control
nuisance from smoke. The smoke need not now be black to