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
Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to h.m. Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 228 | 228 | ... | ... | ||
| Want of Ventilation | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ||
| Overcrowding | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Other nuisances | 263 | 260 | ... | ... | ||
| Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | 23 | 23 | ... | 1 | |
| unsuitable or defective | 79 | 79 | ... | ... | ||
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ||
| Failure as regard lists of outworkers (S. 107) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | unwholesome (S. 108) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| infected (S. no) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (S. 109) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 623 | 600 | ... | 1 | ||