Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
Want of cleanliness | 206 | 216 | ||
Want of ventilation | 18 | 12 | ||
Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | ||
Want of drainage of floors | 15 | 15 | ||
Other Nuisances | 61 | 70 | ||
Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 7 | 8 | ||
Unsuitable or defective | 109 | 119 | ||
Not separate for sexes | 15 | 14 | ||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | ||
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921) | 10 | 10 | ||
Total | 452 | 475 |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.