London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mitcham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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2.—Cases in which defects were found:—
| Particulars | M/c line No | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | M/c line No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H M. Inspector | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.8) | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Inadequate ventilation | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||||
| (a) Insufficient | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | 13 | 13 | |||||
| TOTAL | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | |||