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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE D
ANALYSIS OF INFRINGEMENTS FOUND AND REMEDIED DURING INSPECTIONS OF OFFICES AND SHOP PREMISES DURING 1968
| Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale Departments/ Warehouses | Catering Premises | Canteens | Fuel Storage Depots | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem. | Fnd. | Rem | Fnd. | Rem. | |
| Cleanliness | 51 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 61 | |||||
| Overcrowding | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Heating | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Provision of Thermometer | 76 | 46 | 62 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 94 | ||||
| Ventilation | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | |||||
| Lighting | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | 33 | 36 | |||||
| Insufficient sanitary accommodation | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |||||
| Deficient sanitary accommodation | 75 | 56 | 39 | 28 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 92 | ||||
| Insufficient washing facilities | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Hot water/warm water required | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 31 | 33 | ||||
| Other deficient washing accommodation | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Drinking water | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||
| Clothing accommodation | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Seating facilities | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||||
| Eating facilities | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Dangerous machinery | 22 | 16 | 30 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 54 | 29 | ||||
| Floors and staircases | 25 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 52 | 51 | |||||
| First-aid | 115 | 76 | 78 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 201 | 142 | ||||
| Abstract not displayed | 131 | 70 | 101 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 244 | 133 | ||||
| TOTALS | 563 | 389 | 417 | 291 | 20 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 1,025 | 734 | ||||
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There were 122 Informal Notices served and 77 were complied with during the year.