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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
Hackney 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
During the year, 250 inspections were made of factories and
2,187 of workshops by the officers of the Public Health Department.
In 130 of these premises the sanitary accommodation was defective, unsuitable or insufficient, or not separate for the sexes.
| Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuitable or defective w.c.'s | 105 | 92 | 11 | 24 |
| Insufficient w.c.'s | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Not separate to sexes | 9 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Other defects | 364 | 244 | 116 | 50 |
(e) Articles of Food Seized or Surrendered as Unfit for Food.
—During the year the following articles of food were seized by
the Inspectors, with the exception of Mr. Bobbit (Food Inspector),
or surrendered to them as being unfit for food, viz.,
Fish 4 cwt. 2 qrs.; Meat 3 cwts. 3 qrs.; Fruit 6 cwts.; Tea 100 lbs.
Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and Regulations during the year 1925.
| Inspector. | Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's decision. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | £. | s. | d. | |||||
| A. S. | 6, Rushmore Crescent | Roof defective | Withdrawn (work done) | 0 | 10 | 6 | |||
| G. F. H. | 19, Hackney Grove | General insanitary condition | do. do. | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| H. B. | 451, Kingsland Road | Non-compliance with Magistrate's order | Withdrawn | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| C. F. L. | 159, Well Street | Rooms dirty | Withdrawn (work done) | 0 | 10 | 6 | |||
| A. S. | 4, Rushmore Crescent | Roof defective | do. do. | 0 | 10 | 8 | |||
| A. S. | 190, Rushmore Road | do. | Order to abate in 7 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| A. S. | 104, Blurton Road | Rooms dirty | do. | 1 | 1 | 0 ' | |||
| W. P. | 3, Valentine Road | General insanitary condition | Order to abate in 28 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||