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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
Orpington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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APPENDIX 4 (contd.)
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
| Particulars | Number of Cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Referred | ||||
| Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7)— (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — |