Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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S ummary of W ork of S anitary I nspectors—
INSPECTIONS, Etc. | District No. 1. | District No. 2. | District No. 3. | District No. 4. | District No. 5. | District No. 6. | District No. 7. | District No. 8. | District No. 9. | District No. 10. | District No. 11. | District No. 12. | District No. 13. | District No. 14. | Food (1) Inspector. | Food (2) Inspector. | Factories Inspector. | Outworkers Inspector. | Housing Inspectors. | TOTALS |
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Want of drainage of floors | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other nuisances | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 20 |
Sanitary accommodation— Insufficient | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | 18 |
Unsuitable or defective | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 15 |
Not separate for sexes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 |
Other offences under Factories Act | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Outworkers' Premises— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inspections | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 906 | .. | 906 |
Premises in which defects were found | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 13 |
Premises in which defects were abated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 13 |
Housing Act, 1936— | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inspections- Sections 11 and 12 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 30 |
Section 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 939 | 939 |
Demolition orders made | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
First inspections or surveys of underground rooms | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 |
Number found not to comply with Regulations | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Closing Orders made under Section 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Occupation of underground rooms discontinued voluntarily | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Underground rooms made to comply with regulations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Re-inspections of underground rooms |