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
Greenwich 1905
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905
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2.-DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | N umber of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 76 | 76 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 20 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation-Insufficient | 2 | 2† | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 16 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Failure as regards Lists of Outworkers (s. 107) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Giving out Work to be done in Premises which are Unwholesome (s. 108) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Giving out Work to be done in Premises which are Infected (s. 110) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Allowing Wearing Apparel to be made in Premises Infected by Scarlet Fever or Small-pox (s. 109) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total | 134 | 133 | ... | 1 |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.
† Fourteen w.c.'s and Urinals provided.