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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
Waltham Forest 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| PREMISES | NUMBER ON REGISTER | NUMBER OF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSPECTIONS | WRITTEN NOTI CES | OCCUPIERS PROSECUTED | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 6 | — | — | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 897 | 328 | 36 | — |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | ||
| Total | 930 | 339 | 36 | — |
| PARTICULARS | NUMBER OF CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND | NUMBER OF CASES IN WHI CH P ROSECU TIONS WERE INSTI TUTED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUN D | REM EDI ED | REFERRED | |||
| TO H.M. INSPECTOR | BY H.M. INSPECTOR | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3). | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 11 | — | 6 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-work) | 10 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Total * | 57 | 39 | — | 13 | — |
* See also Contraventions under the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963.
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