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 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Report of the Medical Officer of Health.TABLE C.2.—DEFECTS FOUND

Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

TABLE C.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND

Particulars. (1)Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions. (5)
Found. (2)Remedied (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: —*
Want of Cleanliness154153......
Want of Ventilation76......
Overcrowding22......
Want of drainage of floors............
Other nuisances183180...I
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient52......
unsuitable or defective10098......
not separate for sexes22......
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—...
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)......
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100)99......
Other offences(Excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this report.)............
Totals462452...1
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

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The table which follows and which relates to Home Work is
similar to the one in last year's Report.
The number of lists sent in twice a year, was the same as in
1911, but there was an increase of two in the number sent in once
a year.