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
Kensington 1924
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| 71 | 71 | - | 2 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | - | - | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 17 | 17 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Offences | - | - | - | - | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Table 3 of this Section of the Report.) | |||||
| Total | 103 | 103 | - | 2 | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public
Health Acts.