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 1927
[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) | 366 | 76 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 617 | 107 | ... |
| Workplaces | 5764 | 316 | ... |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 400 | 2 | ... |
| Total | 7147 | 501 | ... |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 270 | 284 | 1 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 22 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 452 | 490 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 13 | 9 | ... | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 34 | 25 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 6 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 107 | 107 | ... | |
| Total | 906 | 933 | ... | |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.