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
Coulsdon and Purley 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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2. Cases in which defects were found*
| Particulars. | Number of Cases in which defects were found. | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (s.1.). | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2). | - | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S,3). | - | - | - | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S„4). | - | ||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S,6). | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S,7). | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 21 | 2 | - | |
| (c) Not separate for s^ces | - | - | |||
| Other offences against the Act (Not including offences relating to cutwork) | - | 1 | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 13 | 24 | 4 | ||
PART VIII Outwork (Sections 110 and 111),
| NATURE OF WORK. | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110(1)(c). | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices Served. | Prosecutions. | |
| Wearing (Making etc. | 47 | - | - | - | - | |
| apparel (Cleaning & (washing | - | - | ||||
| Household linen | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Making boxes | 1 | - | - | |||
| Carding, etc, of buttons, etc. | 24 | - | ||||
| Duster Dolls | 5 | - | - | - | ||
| Coeaques,Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 4 | - | ||||
| TOTAL | 63 | - | 1 | 1 | ||