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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | ||||
| (i) | Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities. | 122 | 33 | 5 | Nil |
| (ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, | 1,338 | 1,573 | 58 | 1 |
| (iii) | Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. (excluding outworkers' premises). | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1,460 | 1,606 | 63 | 1 | |
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) | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective draining of floors (S. 6) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 54 | 56 | - | 14 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 63 | 62 | - | 17 | 1 |