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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
Camberwell 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1964
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sanitary conveniences – | I | |||||
| (a) insufficient | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 19 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 22 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 46 | 17 | – | 2 | – | |
Summary of Outworkers classified by Trades
| Artificial flowers | 3 |
| Brass & brass articles | 5 |
| Cardboard boxes | 25 |
| Carding | 10 |
| Christmas stockings & crackers | 1 |
| Household linen | 11 |
| Jewellery | 4 |
| Lampshades | 50 |
| Wearing apparel | 189 |
| Total | 298 |
Summary of work of the Rodent Control Staff
| No. of complaints received | 1,260 |
| No. of inspections | 828 |
| No. of Operators' calls | 9,649 |
| No of private premises baited | 1,600 |
| No, of business premises baited | 191 |
| No. of baits laid | 8,424 |