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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
Edmonton 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |
|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |
| Want of cleanliness | 15 | 13 |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 1 |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 1 |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 64 | 45 |
| insufficient | 4 | 2 |
| unsuitable or defective | 46 | 49 |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 6 | 6 |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part III of this Report) | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 141 | 119 |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.