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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
Penge 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Receptacles for dung erected or improved | 15 |
| Animals removed, being improperly kept | 12 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 2 |
| Other defects remedied | 93 |
| 1.—Inspection. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of | ||
| Premises. | Inspections. | Written Notices. |
| Factories | 34 | 5 |
| (Including Factory Laundries) Workshops and Work-places | 336 | 63 |
| (Including Workshop Laundries Home workers' Premises | 18 | 2 |
| 388 | 70 | |
2.—Defects Found.
| Number of defects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied. |
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 6 |
| Want of ventilation | – | – |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 8 |
| Sanitary accommodations— | ||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 |
| Not separate for sexes | – | – |