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 1918
Sixty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1918]
2.-DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliness .. | 322 | 298 | 2 | Nil | |
| Want of ventilation | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 28 | 20 | 1 | .. | |
| Other nuisances | 288 | 214 | .. | .. | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 29 | 26 | 6 | .. |
| ursuitable foul or defective .. | 476 | 402 | .. | .. | |
| not separate for sexes | 11 | 11 | 8 | .. | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Breach of Special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,178 | 1,025 | 17 | 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.