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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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2.—Cases in which defects were found:—
| Particulars. | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | prosecutions were instituted. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5 | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | 2 | —_ |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | _ | —_ |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 18 | 18 | — | 9 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 15 | — | 22 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 23 | 23 | — | 4 | — |
| TOTAL | 67 | 67 | — | 56 | — |
P art VIII—S ections 110 and 111.—Outwork.
| Nature of Work. | Section 110. | Section 111. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. Cleaning and washing | 927 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Household linen | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture & upholstery | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Artificial flowers | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paper bags | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brush making | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stuffed toys | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lampshades | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| total | 1,407 | — | — | — | — | — | |