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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| PREMISES. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Intimations. | Statutory | |||
| Factories | 533 | 16 | 3 | ... |
| Workshops | 614 | 39 | 6 | ... |
| Workplaces | 3,376 | 53 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 4,523 | 108 | 16 | 1 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Proseoutione. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| •Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 33 | 33 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 68 | 68 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 54 | 54 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| OFFENCES under the FaCtORY and Workshop Act: | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 161 | 161 | ... | ... | |
| * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||