Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||||
Want of cleanliness | 210 | 210 | ||||
Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ||||
Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | ||||
Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ||||
Other nuisances | 139 | 139 | ||||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 20 | 20 | |||
unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | ||||
, not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | ||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100). | See p. 104, Ann. Rpt. | |||||
Failure as regard lists of outworkers (S. 107) | 8 | 8 | .. | 5 | ||
Givingjout work1} to be done in I premises which [ are J | unwholesome (S. 108 | .. | • • | |||
infected (S. 110) | See p. 38, Ann. Rpt. | |||||
Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or Bmall pox (S. 109) | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other offences | .. | •• | •• | •• | ||
Total | 402 | 402 | •• | 6 |