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
Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecu-tions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | ||||||
| Want of cleanliness | 130 | 124 | ... | ... | ||
| Want of Ventilation | Nil. | Nil. | ... | ... | ||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Want of Drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Other nuisances | 95 | 93 | ... | ... | ||
| Sanitary accom- modations | insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| unsuitable or defective | 37 | 37 | ... | ... | ||
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | .... | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements, for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 105 | 105 | ... | ... | ||
| Failure as regard lists of outworkers (S. 107) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Giving out work tobe done in premises which are | unwholesome S. 108. | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| infected (S. 110) | ... | ... | ... | .... | ||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (S. 109) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other offences | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 376 | 368 | ... | ... | ||