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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
Lambeth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of defects. | No. of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 97 | 97 | - | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | — | - | |
| Overcrowding | 7 | 7 | — | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 143 | 143 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodations. | insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 135 | 135 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 387 | 387 | - | - | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 8, 7 and 8 of the Factory
and Workshop Act, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.