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 1971
[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 prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 7 | 7 | - | 10 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offen-ces relating to Outwork) | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 9 | 9 | — | 14 | — |
Outwork—(Sections 133 and 134)
| Nature of work | 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 prosecu-tions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwhole-some premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing 1 Making apparel I etc. | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linen | 3 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Lampshades | 151 | — | — | - | - | - |
| Braid | 13 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Leather Goods | 3 | - | — | - | - | - |
| Embroidery | 2 | - | — | — | - | - |
| Total | 266 | — | — | — | — | — |
Outworkers—In the last return made by employers of labour,
the total number of outworkers in the Borough was shown to be
266, compared with 179 in 1970. Local firms employ 65% of