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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
City of London 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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2. - CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
| PARTICULARS | No. of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which procecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | 592 | 560 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2.) | — | — | — | ||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3.) | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | 50 | 58 | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7.) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 158 | 193 | 15 | — | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 812 | 819 | 2 | 15 | - |
PART VIII OF THE
ACT Outwork
(Sections 133 and 134)
| Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Work | 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 unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wearing apparel (Making, etc.) | 349 | - | - | - | - | _ |
| Household linen | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 362 | - | - | - | - | - |
OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, ETC.
| Lists received from City Firms employing outworkers | 44 |
| Names and addresses of outworkers resident in the City received from other Authorities | 26 |
| Names and addresses of outworkers resident outside the City, employed by City firms, transmitted to other Authorities | 362 |
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with outworkers' premises in the
City.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
The general sanitary supervision has been maintained and in this connection 4,617 inspections
have been made. As a consequence of these inspections, it was necessary to serve 35
Intimation Notices. One Statutory Order was served in respect of which Legal proceedings are
pending.
Tenement Houses were inspected and the only common lodging house in the City was kept
under regular supervision.
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