Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
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Premises | 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 | 77 | 32 | 3 | — |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 157 | 85 | 26 | — |
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | — | — |
Total | 234 | 117 | 29 | — |
2.
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
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Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness (S.1) | — | — | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 8 | — | — | 1 | — |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
(c) Net separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 11 | 6 | — | — | — |
Total | 36 | 7 | — | 3 | — |
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