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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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38.
The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows:-
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Power Factories | 2,152 | 45 | – |
| Non-Power Factories | 215 | 4 | – |
| Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out-workers' premises) | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,367 | 49 | – |
The defects found and dealt with were as follows:-
| Particulars | Number of defects | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Section 1) | 4 | 3 | 1 | _ | |
| Overcrowding (Seotion 2) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Unreasonable temperature (Section 3) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Inadequate Ventilation (Section 4) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Ineffectual drainage of floors (Section 6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Sanitary Conveniences; | |||||
| (1) Insufficient | 6 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| (2) Unsuitable or defective | 66 | 55 | _ | 3 | _ |
| (3) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 6 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
| Total | 85 | 69 | 2 | 4 | _ |