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 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 | 102 | 73 | 2 | 2 | _ |
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary conveniences:- | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 646 | 542 | - | 4 | - |
(c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 479 | 374 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 1,230 | 992 | 9 | 7 | 1 |