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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
Camberwell 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referredto H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 28 | 28 | – | – |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Other Nuisances | 103 | 103 | – | – |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | – | 1 |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 51 | 51 | – | – |
| Not separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | – | – | – | – |
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outwork which are include in Part 3 of this Report) | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 194 | 194 | – | 1 |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.