London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | 50 | 41 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilat2 ion (S.4) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 85 | 78 | - | 24 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 31 | 6 | 25 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 175 | 132 | 28 | 29 | - |