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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 191 | 67 | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 884 | 263 | —_ |
| Workplaces | 3829 | 421 | 2 |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 858 | 119 | — |
| Total | 5762 | 870 | 2 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 535 | 546 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 17 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 586 | 570 | ... | 2 |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 33 | 33 | ... | ... |
| 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 | 1232 | 1227 | 2 | |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts