Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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TABLE 7
Cases in which Defects were Found
Particulars | No. of Cases in which Defects were Found | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness | 87 | 62 | — | 13 | — |
Overcrowding | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary conveniences:— | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8 | — |
(6) Unsuitable or defective | 271 | 232 | — | 26 | — |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 14 | 12 | — | 3 | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 258 | 239 | 5 | 17 | |
Total | 653 | 565 | 11 | 69 | — |