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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

Chelsea 1940

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940

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Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—*
Want of cleanliness11--
Want of ventilation11--
Overcrowding----
Want of drainage of floors----
Other nuisances1818--
Sanitary accommodation :—
Insufficient----
Unsuitable or defective11--
Not separate for sexes----
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 54)----
Other offences----
(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921).
Total2121--

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* Including those specified in Sections 2, 7 and 8 of the Factories Act, 1937,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

Table: 3.—Home Work.

3.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 110.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section III.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110.
Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.No. of Inspections of Outworkers Premises.
Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions. (Sec. 109, 110).
Lists.Chelsea Outworkers
1939142124165-18------
1940142018160-15------