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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
Crayford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Delects. | Number of Prose cutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Reme died | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Nuisances under the Public * Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | ||
| „ ,, Ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of drainage of floors Other nuisances | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or defective | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of under | ||||
| ground bakehouse | ||||
| Other offences | ||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | ||
Summary of Inspections Made.
| Inspections on complaint | 318 |
| Re-inspections | 455 |
| House-to-House Inspections | 59 |
| Interviews with Builders, Owners, etc. | 298 |
| Ordinary Inspections | 291 |
| Visits investigating cases of infectious disease | 87 |
| Inspecting works in progress | 226 |
| Number of House Drains tested | 51 |
| Number of smoke records taken | 10 |
| Number of drainage surveys made | 3 |
| Number of milk samples taken | 1 |
| Number of plans drawn | 10 |
| Number of water samples taken | 3 |