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
Islington 1916
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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2.-DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 226 | 215 | 4 | Nil | |
| Want of ventilation | 19 | 18 | 2 | „ | |
| Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | Nil | „ | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 38 | 36 | „ | „ | |
| Other nuisances | 310 | 284 | 4 | „ | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 18 | 15 | Nil | „ |
| unsuitable or defective | 379 | 326 | „ | ||
| not separate for sexes | 28 | 26 | „ | „ | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | |||||
| Breach of Special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 7 | 6 | |||
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | |||||
| Total | 1,030 | 931 | 10 | Nil | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.