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
Poplar 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| PARTICULARS | No. of cases in which defects were | No of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 12 | 12 | - | 9 | - | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - . | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Ineffective drainage to floors | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary conveniences:- | ||||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| 10 | 10 | - | 8 | - | ||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork). | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | |
| TOTAL | 32 | 32 | - | 27 | - | |