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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 1929
[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.
| Premises | Inspections | Slumber of Written Noiices | Prosecu tions |
|---|---|---|---|
| (8) | (4) | ||
| 92 | - | ||
| (Including Factory Laundries) Workshops | 1,079 | 84 | - |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces | 2,214 | 60 | - |
| (Other than Outworkers' Premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | |||
| Total | 3,386 | 156 | - |
2—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 58 | 58 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 54 | 54 | — | — |
| insufficient | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| Sanitary unsuitable or accommodation defective not separate for sexes | 61 | 61 | - | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Other offences | — | - | - | - |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork whieh are included in .Part 3 of this Report) Total | ||||
| 213 | 213 | - | - | |