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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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ANALYSIS OF INFRINGEMENTS FOUND DURING INSPECTIONS OF OFFICES AND SHOP PREMISES DURING 1965
| Offices | Shops | Wholesale Warehouses | Catering Premises | Fuel Storage | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | |
| Cleanliness | 87 | 16 | 77 | 10 | 5 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 170 | 27 |
| Overcrowding | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 9 | 1 |
| Heating | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Provision of Thermometer | 160 | 21 | 74 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 249 | 33 |
| Ventilation | 32 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | - | — | 54 | 7 |
| Lighting | 65 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | - | — | 108 | 15 |
| Insufficient sanitary accommodation | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | 18 | 2 |
| Deficient sanitary accommodation | 65 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 131 | 13 |
| Insufficient washing facilities | 15 | 1 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 1 |
| Hot water/warm water required | 39 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 109 | 17 |
| Other deficient washing accommodation | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | — |
| Drinking water | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — |
| Clothing accommodation | 7 | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — |
| Seating facilities | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| Eating facilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dangerous Machinery | 6 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | — |
| Floors and Staircases | 67 | — | 60 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 142 | 31 |
| First Aid | 165 | 16 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 272 | 31 |
| Abstract not displayed | 190 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 241 | 14 |
| Totals | 942 | 93 | 583 | 86 | 70 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 8 | — | 1,627 | 196 |
Informal Notices Served 361
informal Notices Remedied 72
Note: (i) Regulations governing many of the above matters have come into operation recently.
(ii) Work was in hand at the end of the year in respect of many of those infringements which had not
actually been remedied.