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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.JVi. Inspectors. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 78 | 78 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding | — | — | |||
| Want of drainu | pre of floors | 4 | 4 | ||
| Other nuisances | 90 | 88 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 55 | 54 | |||
| , Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | Nil | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | — | — | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 69 | 69 | |||
| Other offences 1 Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 5 | 5 | |||
| Total | 314 | 311 | — | — | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health A.cts.
3.—Home Work.
The only matter to report under this heading is the receipt of the following
lists of outworkers for employers sending twice in the year:—19 in respect of
the making, etc., of wearing apparel, comprising the name of 21 out-workers
(contractors) and 73 outworkers (workmen), and 1 in respect of brushmaking,
containing the name of 1 outworker (contractor).