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 1926
[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) | 268 | 43 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 704 | 88 | ... |
| Workplaces | 5964 | 305 | ... |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 442 | 9 | ... |
| Total | 7378 | 445 | ... |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 264 | 278 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 13 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ||
| Other nuisances | 362 | 353 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 60 | 57 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | 140 | 140 | ... | ... |
| Total | 860 | ... | ... | |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.