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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 1963

[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 Areas1,494
" premises visited on complaint of Smoke nuisance76
" notices served re Smoke nuisances (Section 16)4
" Smoke observations218
" applications for prior approval received (Sec. 3(2)3
" notices of proposal to install received (Sec. 3(3)12
" notices served under Section 12(2) - Adaptations191
Factories Act. 1961
No. of visits to Mechanical Factories61
" " Non-mechanical Factories3
" notices served9
" matters referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories1
Table 11 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE HOUSING INSPECTOR AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
Complaints55
Sites, including Caravan sites260
Housing Act 1957, Section 1621
" Section 175
Improvement Grants and Standard Grants12
Miscellaneous Inspections246
Overcrowding28
"Permitted Numbers" under the Housing Act25
Premises inspected - Compulsory Purchase Orders25
Premises situated in Clearance Areas278
Town Planning applications33
Underground Rooms251
Houses in Multiple Occupation:-
Number inspected460
Informal notices served193
Notices served of Intention to make Management Orders140
Management Orders made71
Notices served - Section .14, Housing Act 196111
Notices served of Intention to make Direction - Section 196
Directions made - Section 194
Notices served for Overcrowding - Sec. 90, Housing Act 195745