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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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34.

Table: The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows:-

The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows:-

PremisesNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
Power Factories1,616135-
Non-Power Factories10811-
Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out-workers' premises)---
Total1,724146-

Table: The defects found and dealt with were as follows

The defects found and dealt with were as follows

ParticularsNumber of defectsNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of cleanliness (Section l)1514---
Overcrowding (Section 2)-----
Unreasonable temperature (Section 3)-_---
Inadequate Ventilation (Section 4)--_-_
Ineffectual drainage of floors (Section 6)-----
Sanitary Conveniences: (l) Insufficient86---
(2) Unsuitable or defective180156-12-
(3) Not separate for sexes32---
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork)5031-2-
Total256209-14-