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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 20
(2) DEFECTS
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| to H.M. Inspector | by H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Sanitary conveniences: | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 103 | 103 | - | 2 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not includ ing offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 107 | 107 | - | 4 | - |
Factories Act (Part VIII)
T able 21
OUTWORK (SECTIONS 133 AND 134)
| Nature of work | Section 1 33 | Section 134 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwhole some premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel- making, etc. | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household linen | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |