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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 1933
[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). | 4 | |
| 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 | 15( referring to 5 & factories and 10 workshops.) |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 15 (referring to 5 factories and 10 workshops.) | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 30 | |
During the year 205 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 36 Urinals cleansed, etc. 4
Premises cleansed partially 59 Soil and vent pipes dealt with 3
Number of rooms cleansed 155 Water-closets newly constructed 5
Walls, floors, sashes, etc., repaired 37 Water-closets repaired, etc. 80
Water-closets, obstructions removed 10
Light and ventilation improved Nil
Sinks, etc., cleansed and repaired 3
Roofs, guttering, etc., repaired 38 Sink taps provided Nil
Sculleries, yards, etc., paving repaired 8
Overcrowding abated Nil
Water reinstated or improved 2 Sculleries, yards, etc., cleansed or limewashed 40
Drains newly constructed 1
Drains reconstructed 1 Dust receptacles provided 10
Drains repaired, etc. 6 Foul accumulations removed 29
Drains, obstructions removed 4
The number of factories under observation for insanitary conditions
during the year was 101, and in connection with these some 101 sanitary notices
were served. The work carried out to comply with these notices included the
cleansing and repairing of water-closets in 73 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 65 lists of out-workers were received from employers in
the Borough, 34 in the first and 31 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 847 out-workers, of whom 666 were not residents in
Shoreditch. The addresses of those non-resident were forwarded to the sanitary
authorities of the districts to which they belonged.