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City of London 1964

[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").

PARTICULARSNo. of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M, Inspector
Want of cleanliness (S.l.)623728__—
Overcrowding (S.2,)—————
Unreasonable temperature (S,3,)2————
Inadequate ventilation (S,4.)6073———
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.)—————
Sanitary Conveniences (S,7,)
(a) insufficient412———
(b) unsuitable or defective222168—10—
(c) not separate for sexes56———
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork)——9——
TOTAL916987910—

* The number of defects remedied is higher than the number of defects found due to a 'carry over'
from previous years.

PART VIII OF THE ACT

Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)

Nature of WorkNo, of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1)(c)No, of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo, of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo, of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
1234567
Wearing apparel (Making, etc.)312—————
Household linen13—————
TOTAL325—————

OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, ETC.

Lists received from City Firms employing outworkers42
Names and addresses of outworkers resident in the City received from other Authorities34
Names and addresses of outworkers resident outside the City, employed by City firms, transmitted to other Authorities325

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 5,503 inspections
have been made. As a consequence of these inspections, it was necessary to serve30
Intimation Notices.
Tenement Houses were inspected and the only common lodging house in the City was kept
under regular supervision.
33