Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Pro secutions. | ||||
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Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 192 | 192 | ... | ... | ||
Want of Ventilation | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ||
Overcrowding | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ||
Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ||
Other nuisances | 247 | 139 | ... | 1 | ||
Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | 21 | 20 | ... | 2 | |
unsuitable or defective | 98 | 98 | ... | ... | ||
not separate for sexes | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ||
... | ... | |||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ||
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 | 610 | 601 | ... | 3 |