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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories | 64 | ... | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 54 | 3 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworker's Premises) | 70 | 2 | ... |
| Total | 188 | 5 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number ofProsecut's | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to h.m Inspector | ||
| *Nutsances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Nuisances | 18 | 18 | 1 | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Act— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse Is. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Total | 63 | 63 | 1 | ... |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.