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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 11.Summary of Work of the Public Health Inspector (Smoke &.Factories)Clean-Air Act. -1956.

Table 11.

Summary of Work of the Public Health Inspector (Smoke &.Factories)

Clean-Air Act. -1956.

No. of Visits to premises re Smoke Control Areas727
No. of Premises visited on complaint of Smoke Nuisance120
No. of Notices 'served re "Smoke Nuisances (Sec.16)3
No. of Smoke Observation reports53
No.-of Applications for prior approval (Sec.3(2)) received2
No. of Applications for prior approval recommended2
No. of Notices of proposal to install (Sec.3(3)) received15
No. of Notices served under Sec.12(2) (Adaptations)724.

Table: Factories Acts. 1937-59.

Factories Acts. 1937-59.

No. of Visits to Mechanical Factories173
No, of Visits to Non-mechanical Factories3
No. of Miscellaneous Visits5
No. of Notices served28
Nc. of Matters referred to H.M.Inspector of Factories4