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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Act are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 723 | 197 | 8 | - |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1187 | 323 | 20 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (ex-cluding outworkers' premises) | 6 | - | - | - |
| 1916 | 520 | 28 | - | |
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number'of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspec-tor | By H.M. Inspec-tor | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | _ |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | 2 | _ | 2 | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | _ | _ | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (a) insufficient | 8 | 6 | - | 3 | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 29 | 17 | - | 11 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | _ | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 18 | 13 | - | 1 | - |
| 67 | 47 | — | 24 | — | |