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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 10Summary of Work of the Public Health Inspector (Smoke & Factories) and Technical Assistant

Table 10

Summary of Work of the Public Health Inspector (Smoke & Factories) and Technical Assistant

Clean Air Act. 1956.
No. of Visits to premises re Smoke Control Areas1582
No. of Premises visited on complaint of Smoke Nuisance100
No. of Notices served re Smoke Nuisances (Sec.16)2
No. of Smoke Observations reports125
No. of Applications for prior approval (Sec.3(2)) received-
No. of Notices of proposal to install (Sec.3(3)) received11
No. of contraventions of Sec.3(3) ascertained4
No. of Notices served under Sec.12 (2) (Adaptations)523
Factories Acts. 1937-59.
No. of Visits to Mechanical Factories67
No. of Visits to Non-mechanical Factories18
No. of Miscellaneous Visits103
No. of Notices served14
No. of matters referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories6