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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 66 | 26 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 283 | 355 | 7 | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 12 | 17 | — | — |
| Total | 361 | 398 | 7 | |
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.)___ | 18 | 18 | — | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (8.3) | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) Ineffective drainage of | 1 | 1 | — | i | — |
| floors(S. 6) Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Total | 31 | 31 | — | 2 | — |