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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACTS 1937 AND 1948
l. 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 | 51 | 55 | 4 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 251 | 327 | 46 | Nil |
| (iii)Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 302 | 382 | 50 | - |
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 of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniencess: | - | - | - | - | - |
| (a) insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 23 | 9 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 8 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | - | (18) Relating to lack of Abstract | ||
| Total | 32 | 14 | 18 | - | - |