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
Greenwich 1924
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 74 | 2 | .. |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 114 | 11 | .. |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 98 | 2 | .. |
| Total | 286 | 15 | .. |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecut's. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 48 | 48 | .. | .. |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other Nuisances | 20 | 20 | .. | .. |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 9 | 9 | .. | .. |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 34 | 34 | .. | .. |
| Other Offences | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 123 | 123 | .. | .. |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.