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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
Lambeth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to h.m. Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 173 | 173 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 22 | 22 | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 356 | 356 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 255 | 255 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Failure as regard lists of outworkers (S. 107) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | unwholesome (S. 108) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| infected (S. 110) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (S. 109} | ... | ... | .. | ... | |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 817 | 817 | ... | ... | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory Act as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.