London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table LI I. 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | (5)Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts*— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 103 | 100 | ||
| Want of ventilation | .. | .. | .. | |
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | |
| Want of drainage of floors | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other nuisances | 125 | 121 | .. | .. |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | .. | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 81 | 79 | .. | .. |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| 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) | 9 | 9 | .. | .. |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals.. | 325 | 316 | .. | .. |
* 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 Homework, is
similar to the one in last year's Report.