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Hackney 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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floor under each sink. Also insert two air bricks to each cottage
under floor as directed and form flues to same. Construct in each
roof over staircase a glazed skylight 2 feet 6 inches by 2 feet, hung
to open to give through ventilation to each house. Relay the
paving of yard from end to a line with W.C. wall of No. 1, with
1^-inch granolithic paving, laid to fall on proper hard core foundation,
well rammed.
The whole of the drainage and sanitary works to be carried out
to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of the Hackney Borough Council.
THE RIYER LEA.
No improvement has been effected in the condition of the river
Lea during the year 1906. During the hot months of last summer
complaints, by persons frequenting the large open space adjacent
to the river, were frequent.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework.

1.—INSPECTION.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspector of Nuisances.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)154..
Worshops (Including Workshop Laundries)2,191361..
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report.)......
Total2,206365..