London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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34.

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-

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-