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
Holborn 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| PREMISES. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Intimations. | Statutory. | |||
| Factories | 362 | 26 | 5 | ... |
| Workshops | 515 | 38 | 3 | ... |
| Workplaces | 2,762 | 47 | 4 | ... |
| Total | 3,639 | 111 | 12 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 63 | 63 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act: Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bake-houses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 125 | 185 | ... | ... | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.