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
Greenwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspec tions | Written Notices | Prose cutions | |
| Factories.. (Including Factory Laundries) | 135 | 3 | .. |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 107 | 1 | .. |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 45 | 2 | .. |
| 287 | .. | ||
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecu tions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 14 | 14 | .. | .. |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 5 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Other Nuisances | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. |
| Sanitary Accommodation—- | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Offences | 6 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 42 | 40 | 2 | |
including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the bactory Act,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.