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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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208 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 165 | 162 | |||
| Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | |||
| Overcrowding | 4 | 4 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | |||||
| Other nuisances | 238 | 236 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 4 | 4 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 85 | 82 | |||
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 1 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 22 | 22 | |||
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Totals | 524 | 515 | |||
* 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.
The number of lists sent in twice a year, was 12 less than
in 1913, but there was an increase of five in the number sent in once
& year,