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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 1957
[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 Public Health 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 | 58 | 64 | 3 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 267 | 243 | 32 | Nil |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 325 | 307 | 35 | Nil |
2. Cases in which Defects were found.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were in stituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | to H.M. Inspector | by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 20 | 17 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 2 | 2 | 9 | Relating to lack of Abstract | |
| Total | 33 | 28 | 9 | — | — |