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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
Shoreditch 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133). | Nil. | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 5.) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | (referring to 95 14 factories and 81 workshops.) |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | (referring to) 4 14 factories and 81 workshops.) | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 35 | |
During the year 209 Sanitary Notices were served upon as many workshops The following is an abstract of the sanitary work carried out in compliance with these notices:—
| Premises cleansed throughout | 51 | Soil and vent pipes dealt with | 3 |
| Premises cleansed partially | 41 | Water-closets newly constructed | 33 |
| Number of rooms cleansed | 177 | Water-closets repaired, etc. | 117 |
| Walls, floors, sashes, etc., repaired | 59 | Water-closets obstructions removed | 23 |
| Light and ventilation improved | — | Sinks, etc., cleansed and repaired | 3 |
| Roofs, guttering, etc., repaired | 71 | Sink traps provided | — |
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | Sculleries, yards, etc., paving repaired | 4 |
| Water reinstated or improved | 4 | ||
| Drains newly constructed | 3 | Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed or limewashed | 43 |
| Drains reconstructed | 8 | ||
| Drains, repaired, etc. | 5 | Dust receptacles provided | 3 |
| Drains obstructions removed | 16 | Foul accumulations removed | 31 |
| Urinals cleansed, etc | 1 |
The number of factories under observation for insanitary conditions during
the year was 52, and in connection with them some 52 sanitary notices were served.
The work carried out to comply with these notices included the cleansing and
repairing of water-closets in 30 instances, the removal of obstructions from drains
and water-closets in 15 instances, besides several other matters. Limewashing of
factories can only legally be dealt with by the Factory Inspector, but defects in
connection with the sanitary arrangements in factories are matters within the province
of the sanitary authority.
Home Work.
During the year 75 lists of out-workers were received from employers in the
Borough, 36 in the first and 39 in the second half-year. Those for the first half-year
are due in February, for the second in August. These lists contained the names
of 821 out-workers, of whom 630 were not residents in Shoreditch. The addresses
of those non-resident were forwarded to the sanitary authorities of the districts
to which they belonged.