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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 1952
[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).
| 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 | 57 | 84 | 2 | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 288 | 219 | 21 | — |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers' premises | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 345 | 303 | 23 | — |
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 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act | — | — | |||
| (not including offences re | |||||
| lating to outwork) | — | — | 13 | Re latin g to lacK of ab stract | |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 13 | 2 | — |