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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich 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 prose-cutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | - | - | - |
| Jnreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | - | - | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | - | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 25 | 25 | - | 8 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offen-ces relating to Outwork) | — | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 25 | 25 | - | 8 | - |
| Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 133 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending list to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | ||
| Wearing | } Making etc. | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| apparel | |||||||
| Linen | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lampshades | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Christmas (Trackers | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | |