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Hackney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1933.
| INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Sm th, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Gavin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Complaints Investigated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 49 | ... | 77 | ||
| Food Poisoning Investigations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 36 | ... | ... | 54 | |
| Factories and Workshops— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Factories—Inspections | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 934 | ... | 952 |
| Factories—Notices | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 182 | ... | 186 |
| Workshops—Inspections | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 705 | ... | 709 |
| Workshops—Notices | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 111 | ... | 112 |
| Workplaces—Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workplaces—Notices | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prosecutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nuisances Found in Above— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Want of cleanliness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 89 | ... | 91 | |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 15 |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Other Nuisances | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | ... | 94 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation Insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... | 25 |
| Do. Unsuitable or defective | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 136 | ... | 136 | |
| Do. Not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act (Sec. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Houses Divided into Separate Tenements— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. on register at end of 1932 | ... | 27 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 82 | 1 | ... | 10 | 36 | ... | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 194 |
| No. on register at end of 1933 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 96 | 19 | ... | 19 | 49 | 15 | 31 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 460 |