London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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2. Cases in which defects were found:-
| Particulars | Defects | Referred | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 5 | 5 | - | 8 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ineffective draining of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) (a) Insufficient | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 238 | 216 | - | 61 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 257 | 235 | - | 79 | 2 |
3. Outwork
| Nature of Work | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing Making, etc. apparel Cleaning washing | 935 | |||||
| Household linen | 25 | - | ||||
| Furniture and Upholstery | 54 | - | ||||
| Fur Pulling | 7 | - | ||||
| Artificial flowers | 130 | - | ||||
| Paper bags | 7 | - | - | - | ||
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 338 | |||||
| Brush making | 19 | - | ||||
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 51 | |||||
| Stuffed toys | 8 | - | - | - | ||
| Chocolates and sweetmeats (wrapping) | 22 | |||||
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 42 | - | ||||
| TOTAL | 1,638 | - | - | - | - | - |