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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
Stepney 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table showing the number of milk premises, ice cream premises, etc. together with the number of inspections made to them.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections. | Number of notices. | Number of prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on register at end of 1919. | No. added in 1920. | No. removed in 1920. | No. on register at end of 1920. | ||||
| Milk premises | |||||||
| Cowsheds | — | — | — | ||||
| Slaughter houses | — | — | — | ||||
| Other offensive trade premises | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ice cream premises | — | ||||||
| Registered houses let in lodgings | — | — | |||||
Factories and Workshops.
The total number of workshops on the Register was 2,827 ; but this does not
include factories, workplaces and out-workers' premises.
3,534 inspections to factories, workshops and workplaces revealed defects,
which necessitated the service of 1,100 written notices. 65 of the notices referred
to factories, 1,016 to workshops including workshop laundries, and 19 to workplaces
other than out-workers' premises.
Cleanliness.—542 notices were served to cleanse workshops.
Ventilation.—The ventilation of 56 workshops was improved.
Overcrowding.—Overcrowding was abated in 16 workshops.
Sanitary Accommodation.—The sanitary accommodation was improved in
238 workshops by providing additional and suitable water-closets.
351 other nuisances were remedied in workshops.
Out-workers' Premises.—1,095 inspections were made to out-workers' premises
during the year; 186 premises were found to be insanitary, and 305 cases of
notifiable infectious diseases occurred therein.