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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACTS 1937
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises. | Number on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 44 | 37 | 1 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | ||||
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | 256 | 371 | 57 | Nil |
| Total | 300 | 408 | 58 | Nil |
| Particulars. | Number of cases in which defects were found. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred | |||
| to H.M. Inspector. | by H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 4 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| Overcrowding | __ | — | - | — | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | - | — | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | — | - | — | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | - | — | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | - | — | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 26 | 25 | - | — | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 7 | 7 | - | — | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 10 | 9 | 18 | relating to lack of abstract | |
| Total | 48 | 44 | 18 | — | — |