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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 1932
[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). | 2 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remedial under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 5). | Notified by H.M. Inspector ... | . ( referring to 40 13 factories and 27 workshops.) |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | ( referring to \ 3l 13 factories and 27 workshops. / | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 31 | |
During the year 170 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 35 Urinals cleansed, etc. 1
Premises cleansed partially 48 Soil and vent pipes dealt with 1
Number of rooms cleansed 135 Water-closets newly constructed 11
Walls, floors, sashes, etc., Water-closets repaired, etc. 79
repaired 39 Water-closets obstructions re-
Light and ventilation im- moved 10
proved Nil Sinks, etc., cleansed and repaired 4
Roofs, guttering-, etc., re- Sink taps provided 1
paired 41 Sculleries, yards, etc., paving
Overcrowding abated Nil repaired 7
Water reinstated or improved Nil Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed
Drains newly constructed 3 or limewashed 38
Drains reconstructed 8 Dust receptacles provided 1
Drains repaired, etc. 10 Foul accumulations removed 16
Drains obstructions removed 9
The number of factories under observation for insanitary conditions
during the year was 67, and in connection with these some 67 sanitary notices
were served. The work carried out to comply with these notices included the
cleansing and repairing of water-closets in 29 instances, the removal of
obstructions from drains and water-closets in 4 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, 41 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 910 out-workers, of whom 463 were not residents in
Shoreditch. The addresses of those non-resident were forwarded to the sanitary
authorities of the districts to which they belonged.