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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 1950
[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).
| 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 | 58 | 50 | 8 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 313 | 310 | 58 | Nil |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 371 | 360 | 66 | 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. | Referred | |||
| to H.M. Inspector. | by H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | — | — | — | — | — |
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 23 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate forsexes Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 37 | relating to lack of abstract. | ||
| Total | 29 | 28 | 37 | — | — |