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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 1934
[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 | 32 | 30 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 35 | 32 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 13 | — | — | |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 84 | 76 | — | — | |
The number of inspections made to Home Workers' Dwellings
was 65. 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 two instances; notices were served
and the conditions remedied.