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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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 |