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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Premises | Number of Register | Number of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2,3, 4 & 6 are to be enforced hy Local Authorities | 79 | 3 | |||||
| (ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authority | 2, 375 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers premises) | 50 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Total: | 2, 504 | 22 | 18 | Nil | |||
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||
| To H.M. Inspector | H.M. Inspector | ||||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | . | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) | |||||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 6 | - | 7 | - | ||
| (c) Not suitable for sexes | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total: | 27 | 7 | - | 7 | Nil | ||