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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Particulars. | Number of Defects. | number of Prosecutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Want of cleanliness | 344 | 344 | 2 | ||
Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
Overcrowding | 39 | 39 | |||
Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | |||
Other nuisances | 135 | 135 | |||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ||
unsuitable or defective | 68 | 68 | |||
not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | |||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) .. | |||||
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) Other offences .. | |||||
(Excluding offences relating to out work which are included in Table D of this Report.) | |||||
Total | 595 | 595 | 4 |
* These defects refer to premises as mentioned above under table of Inspection.