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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 1930
[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). | 1 | |
| 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 | 23 (referring to 16 factories and 7 workshops.) |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 3 (referring to 16 factories and 7 workshops.) | |
| Other | 3 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 35 | |
During the year 179 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 167
Premises cleansed partially 55
Number of rooms cleansed 197
Walls, floors, sashes, etc., repaired 47
Light and ventilation improved —
Roofs, guttering, etc., repaired 77
Overcrowding abated —
Water reinstated or improved 1
Drains newly constructed 2
Drains reconstructed 6
Drains, repaired, etc. 14
Drains obstructions removed 19
Urinals cleansed, etc. 3
Soil and vent pipes dealt with 11
Water-closets newly constructed 30
W'ater-closets repaired, etc. 109
Water-closets obstructions removed 13
Sinks, etc., cleansed and repaired 5
Sink traps provided 15
Sculleries, yards, etc., paving repaired
3
Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed or
limewashed 39
Dust receptacles provided 8
Foul accumulations removed 3
The number of factories under observation for insanitary conditions during
the year was 49, and in connection with them some 49 sanitary notices were served.
The work carried out to comply with these notices included the cleansing and
repairing of water-closets in 42 instances, the removal of obstructions from drains
and water-closets in 12 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 80 lists of out-workers were received from employers in the
borough, 40 in the first and 40 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
891 out-workers, of whom 652 were not residents in Shoreditch. The addresses
of those non-resident were forwarded to the sanitary authorities of the districts
to which they belonged.