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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
Deptford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEFECTS FOUND.
| PARTICULARS. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 30 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | - | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 33 | 25 | - | 2 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | 2 | - | -_ |
| Unsuitable or defective | 26 | 21 | - | - | |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (sec. 101) | |||||
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | |||||
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | |||||
| Total | 96 | 82 | 1 | 2 | |
| For particulars, see previous Table of Legal Proceedings. | |||||
The number of visits paid to Home Workers' Dwellings was 297.
Certain insanitary conditions, but not of such degree as to merit the
term "unwholesome," were found, either as a result of these visits or
previous inspections, in nine instances. Notices were served and the
conditions remedied.