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
Southwark 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 98 | 42 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 1534 | 313 | 5 |
| Workplaces | 2180 | 492 | 2 |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 878 | 263 | ... |
| Total | 4690 | 1110 | 7 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts : — | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 747 | 805 | ... | 2 |
| Want of Ventilation | 14 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 14 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 38 | 38 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 792 | 853 | ... | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 27 | 21 | ... | 4 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total ......... | 1654 | 1751 | 7 | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.