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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

City of Westminster 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table IV. —Defects found.

Table IV. —Defects found.

Particulars.Number of Defect.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
Found.RemediedReferred to h.m. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of cleanliness275275--
Want of ventilation2626--
Overcrowding2121--
Want of drainage of Boors55--
Other nuisances184182—2
Sanitary accommodation—
Insufficient2727-_
Unsuitable or defective134134-_
Not separate for sexes1318—_
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground
bakehouse (a. 101)——-_
Other offences_____
(Excluding offences relating to
outwork and offences under
the Sections mentioned in the
Schedule to the Ministry of
Health (Factories and Work
shops Transfer of Towers)
Order, 1921.)
Total690688—2