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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
Bethnal Green 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases".)
| Particulars | M/c line No. | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | M/c line No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 4 | 228 | 176 | 1 | 38 | - | 4 |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 6 |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||||
| (a) insufficient | 9 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 10 | — | 9 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 824 | 678 | 1 | 254 | — | 10 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 11 | 16 | 15 | — | 7 | — | 11 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 12 | 447 | 391 | 2 | 44 | — | 12 |
| TOTAL | 1,548 | 1,286 | 8 | 356 | - | ||