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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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FACTORIES
The following tables contain a summary of the inspections and the defects found and remedied during the year 1946.
| Inspections:- | Number of premises. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Written Notices | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | ||||
| Factories with mechanical power | 1488 | 1313 | 192 | |
| Factories without mechanical power | 632 | 271 | 55 | |
| Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers premises) | 34 | |||
| 2154 | 1692 | 249 | ||
| Defects Found:- | ||||
| Particulars | No. of Defects. | |||
| Found | Remedied | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 84 | 84 | ||
| Overcrowding | - | |||
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 7 | 7 | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 24 | 24 | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences - Insufficient | 30 | 30 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | 31 | 31 | ||
| Other nuisances | 54 | 54 | ||
| Other offences (Not including offences relating to Homework) | - | - | ||
| 339 | 339 | |||
Outworkers. The net number of outworkers on the
Register is 421 and they are engaged in the trades as
follows:-
Making, cleaning, etc., of wearing apparel 399
Umbrellas 4
Boots and Shoes 2
Handbags 2
Stationery and Bookbinding 14
Total 421
The number of inspections made to outworkers premises
was 178. Notifiable diseases occurred in 3 premises.
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