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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 1913

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

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238 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE CXI.2.—DEFECTS FOUND

TABLE CXI.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND

Particulars. (I)Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions. 1 (5)
Found. (a)Remedied (3)Referred toH.M. Inspector (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts : —*
Want of Cleanliness188186......
Want of Ventilation88......
Overcrowding22......
Want of drainage of floors33......
Other nuisances227224......I
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient77......
unsuitable or defective8686...1
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)1616......
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this report.)............
Totals539534...2

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* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
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 four more than
in 1912, but there was a decrease of six in the number sent in once
a year.