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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: FACTORIES1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):

FACTORIES

1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities45122Nil
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority25613911Nil
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises----
30115113Nil

Table: 2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found:

2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found:

ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of Cleanliness44---
Overcrowding-----
Unreasonable temperature-----
Inadequate ventilation-----
Ineffective drainage of floors-----
Sanitary Conveniences:
(a) Insufficient22---
(b) Unsuitable or defective44---
(c) Not separate for sexes33---
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork)-----
Total1313---