London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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TOTAL FINES AND COSTS.
| Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | S. | d. | £ | S. | d. | |
| Under the Public Health (London) Act, for various nuisances | 51 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 17 | 0 |
| Margarine Acts | 21 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 6 | |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Food and Drugs Acts | 88 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 14 | 0 |
| Unsound Food | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bye-laws Houses-Let-in-Lodgings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | £192 | 19 | 6 | £373 | 16 | 6 |
Factories and Workshops.
The total number of workshops on the Register was 3,033; but this does
not include factories, workplaces and out-workers' premises.
3,587 inspections to factories, workshops and workplaces revealed defects,
which necessitated the service of 1,236 written notices. 55 of the notices
referred to factories, 1,130 to workshops including workshop laundries, and
51 to workplaces other than out-workers' premises.
Cleanliness. —533 notices were served to cleanse workshops.
Ventilation—The ventilation of 79 workshops was improved.
Overcrowding.— Overcrowding was abated in 10 workshops.
Sanitary Accommodation.— The sanitary accommodation was improved
in 282 workshops by providing additional and suitable water-closets.
296 other nuisances were remedied in workshops.
Out-workers' Premises.- 1,180 inspections were made to out-workers'
premises during the year; 119 premises were found to be insanitary, and 500
cases of notifiable infectious diseases occurred therein.