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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 1954
[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 & 6 are to be enforced by Local authorities | 59 | 63 | 5 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 302 | 164 | 29 | Nil |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local authority, excluding outworkers premises | 9 | 18 | - | Nil |
| Total | 370 | 245 | 34 | 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 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or | 23 | 23 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 2 | 2 | (11) Relating to lack of Abstract. | ||
| Total | 27 | 27 | 11 | - | - |