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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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FACTORIES
1 INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors:
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 58 | 5 | — | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authorities | 234 | 49 | 3 | Nil |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers premises | — | — | — | — |
| 292 | 54 | 3 | Nil | |
2r Cases in which DEFECTS were found
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | — | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | — | — | — | — | — |
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |