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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 208 | 197 | 11 | .. | |
| Want of ventilation | 14 | 11 | 3 | .. | |
| Overcrowding | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
| Other nuisances | 559 | 559 | .. | 1 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient. | 17 | 17 | .. | .. |
| Unsuitable or defective. | 285 | 285 | .. | .. | |
| Not separate for sexes. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | |
| 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 included in Part 3 of this Report) | 80 | .. | 80 | .. | |
| Total | 1,183 | 1,086 | 97 | 1 | |