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 1917
[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) | 162 | 35 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 843 | 193 | 2 |
| Workplaces | 2963 | 287 | — |
| HomeworkerB' Premises (including Outworkers) | 1048 | 184 | 4 |
| Total | 5016 | 699 | 6 |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 408 | 317 | ... | 1 |
| Want of Ventilation | 8 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 15 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 384 | 378 | ... | 4 |
| Sanitary accommodations : Insufficient | 13 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 57 | 58 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 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 ......... | 892 | 793 | 6 | |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.