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

Marylebone 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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The following report which the Medical Officer of Health is required to make
to the Secretary of State for the Home Department in accordance with the provisions
of Section 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, gives, in addition
to other information, the total number of defects found and of notices served.

Table: 1 —INSPECTION.

1 —INSPECTION.

Number of
PremisesInspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories7310-
(Including Factory Laundries)
Workshops980126-
(Including Workshop Laundries)
Workplaces1,89331-
(Other than Outworkers' Premises included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total2,946167-

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
ParticularsFoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspec tor
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of cleanliness3737--
Want of ventilation22--
Overcrowding66--
Want cf drainage of floors22--
Other nuisances3131--
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient33--
unsuitable or defective6060--
not separate for sexes1313--
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)----
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (88. 97 to 100)1212--
Other offences----
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total166166--