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 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) | 37 | 26 | 4 | 5 | – |
Overcrowding (S. 2) | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | – | – | – | – | – |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7). | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 40 | 31 | – | 19 | – |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – |
TOTAL | 104 | 76 | 16 | 30 | – |