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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 237 | 77 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 2927 | 209 | 1 |
| Workplaces | 1290 | 255 | — |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 590 | 85 | — |
| Total | 5044 | 626 | 1 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 376 | 386 | ... | 1 |
| Want of Ventilation | 19 | 13 | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 480 | 515 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 16 | 24 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 37 | 34 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 17 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 947 | 979 | 1 | |
126
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.