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 5
CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND
Particulars t | No. of Cases in which Defects were Pound | No. of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pound | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspeator | ||||
Want of cleanliness | 88 | 64 | - | 2 | - |
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sanitary conveniences: | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 6 | - | 2 | - | |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 258 | 256 | - | 21 | 1 |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 9 | 10 | - | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (not Including offences relating to outwork) | 273 | 255 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
TOTAL | 639 | 595 | 12 | 27 | 5 |