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
Hammersmith 1968
[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 where instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To.H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S.I.) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2.) | - | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | |||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | -_ | -_ | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | - | - | 1 | - | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 5 | - | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 12 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
3. Outwork
| Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110/1)(c) | No. of Cases of Default in Sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel:- | ||||||
| Making etc. | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and Washing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and upholstery | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jewellery | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plastic bags | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc., of buttons etc. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings,etc. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 293 | - | - | - | - | - |
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