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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 1963
[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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Remedied | To H M Inspector | By H M Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S 1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective draining of floors (S 6) | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):- | - | - | - | - | - |
| (a) Insufficient | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 22 | 25 | - | 11 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 27 | 1 | 11 | |
3 Outwork:-
| Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prosecu tions for failure to supply lists | No of instances of work in unwhole some premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel Making etc Cleaning and | ||||||
| Washing | 540 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen Artificial flowers | 16 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding etc. of buttons etc. | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques Christmas crackers Christmas Stockings etc. Furniture and Upholstery | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 755 | - | - | - | - | - |
4 Outworkers whose names were included in lists submitted during the year -
| Residing in the Borough | Residing outside the Borough | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in the Borough | 419 | 528 | 947 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms outside the Borough | 543 | - | 543 |
| Number of outworkers employed by firms in and outside the Borough | 10 | - | 10 |
| Total | 972 | 528 | 1,500 |