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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 1937
[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 (1) | Number of Defects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) | No. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 10 | 10 | — | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 19 | 19 | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation Insufficient | 2 | 2 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | — | |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | |
| No artificial light in women's W.C. | 15 | 15 | _ | — |
| Illegal occupation of under ground bakehouse (S. 101) | ||||
| Other offences (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 | 58 | 58 | 1 | — |