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
Southwark 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 149 | 40 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 1550 | 433 | 3 |
| Workplaces | 2656 | 715 | 3 |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 711 | 225 | ... |
| Total | 5066 | 1413 | 6 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecu-tions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: — | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 726 | 770 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 26 | 27 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 14 | 14 | ... | 1 |
| Other nuisances | 995 | 997 | ... | 5 |
| Sanitary accommodations: Insufficient | 19 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 34 | 34 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 1830 | 1873 | ... | 6 |