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
Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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| Premises. | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundrifs) | 125 | 43 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 761 | 151 | 3 |
| Workplaces | 3313 | 275 | 1 |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 1329 | 167 | 1 |
| Total | 5528 | 636 | 5 |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediab!«
under the Public Health Acts
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 469 | 412 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilatio | 29 | 28 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 21 | 19 | ... | 1 |
| Want of drainage of floors | 20 | 16 | ... | 2 |
| Other nuisances | 310 | 253 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations Insufficient | 17 | 13 | ... | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 60 | 58 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| Offences under the Factory and Work" shop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 933 | 804 | ... | 5 |