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 1959
[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) | 36 | 27 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 47 | 38 | - | 26 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes. | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork). | 20 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 110 | 80 | 26 | 38 | -- |