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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 1931
[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). | (5). |
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Want of ventilation | – | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of drainage of floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 13 | 13 | – | – |
| Sanitary accommodation Insufficient | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 29 | 29 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s.101) | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences | 8 | 8 | 8 | – |
| (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: | 55 | 55 | 9 | – |