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 1904
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 48 | 48 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 8 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 34 | 34 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Illegal ()ccupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (8S. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Failure as regard 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 106 | 103 | ... | 2 |
"Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.