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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| PREMISES. | Number ot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Intimations. | Statutory. | |||
| Factories | 416 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Workshops | 505 | 40 | 3 | ... |
| Workplaces | 3,188 | 74 | 10 | ... |
| Total | 4,109 | 130 | 13 | ... |
• 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Detects. | Number of Prosecutione. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 22 | 22 | ... | ... |
| Want of ventilation | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 88 | 88 | ... | ... |
| insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation -unsuitable or defective | 28 | 23 | ... | ... |
| not separate for sexes | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Offbnoes under the Factorv 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) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 154 | 154 | ... | ... |
* Including those specified in Sections 2. 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act
as remediable under the Public Health Act*.