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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: TABLE VFactories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework1.—INSPECTION.Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

TABLE VFactories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework1.—INSPECTION.Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

PREMISES.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Intimations.Statutory.
Factorial401214...
Workshops477395...
Workplaces8.212417...
Total4,09010116...

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.
Found.Kemedied.Referred to H.m. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
•Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :
Want of cleanliness4040......
Want of ventilation1111......
Overcrowding11......
Other nuisances101101......
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient22......
unsuitable or defective3131......
not separate for sexes66......
Offhnoes 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 out-work which are included in Part 3 of this Report)............
Total192192......
* Including those specified in Sections 2. 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.