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
Lewisham 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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INSPECTIONS
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authorities | 45 | 22 | - | - |
| (ll)Factories not included in (i) in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | i 650 | 2,009 | 15 | |
| (iii)Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 695 | 2,031 | 15 | - |
CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| Defects | No of defects | Prosecutions instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To HM Inspector | By HM Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness(Sl) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over crowding(S2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature(S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation(S4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffecive drainage of floors(S6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences(S7): | |||||
| (a) insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | - | 4 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 15 | 15 | - | 4 | - |