London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACTS 1937 and 1948.
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors). The register of Factories was brought up to date during the year, a number of factories being removed from the register.
| Premises | Number on Register | Inspections | Number of Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 39 | 35 | 4 | NIL |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) Other premises in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | 228 | 390 | 61 | NIL |
| TOTAL | 267 | 425 | 65 | NIL |
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Refe to H.M. Inspector | rred by H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| Overcrowding ...... | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences : (a) Insufficient | 1 | ||||||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 13 | 10 | 19 relating to lack of abstract. | ||||
| TOTAL | 61 | 51 | 19 | — | — | ||