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Coulsdon and Purley 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND, 1915.

Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—*
Want of cleanliness33
Want of ventilation
Overcrowding
Want of drainage of floors--
Other nuisances11
Sanitary accommodation -insufficient1-
unsuitable or defective
not separate for sexes
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s.101)
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)--
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total54
♦Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.