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
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | No. of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 27 | 27 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | — | – | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 10 | 10 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 17 | 17 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 50 | 50 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences | |||||
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Total | 116 | 116 | — | — | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and, 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.