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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
Hammersmith 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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2.—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) | 10 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or Defective | 25 | 21 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for Sexes | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 10 | — | — |