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
Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE LXXXI.
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 175 | 170 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 281 | 275 | ... | 1 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 114 | 113 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 609 | 597 | ... | 1 | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
The Table which follows and which relates to Home Work is
similar to the one in last year's Report, except that the number of
notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending- lists is given.
There has been an increase of 18 in the number of lists sent
in twice a year, and a decrease of three in the number sent in once
a year.