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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Delects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Want of cleanliness | 58 | 58 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | |
| † Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | |||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other offences | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 83 | 80 | 3 | ||
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory
and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
4 Sec. 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, is in force
in the District. The standard adopted as to sufficiency and suitability
of sanitary accommodation for persons employed in factories and
workshops is that set forth in the Sanitary Accommodation Order of
4th of February, 1903, made by the Secretary of State.