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 1935

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

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Table: 1.—INSPECTION.

1.—INSPECTION.

PremisesNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories21532-
(Including Factory Laundries) Workshops1,38451-
(Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces82054-
(Other than Outworkers' Premises included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total2,419137-

Table: 2,—DEFECTS FOUND.

2,—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars (1)Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions (5)
Found (2)Remedied (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of cleanliness2222--
Want of ventilation55--
Overcrowding99--
Want of drainage of floors22--
Other nuisances3030--
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient44--
unsuitable or defective3535--
not separate for sexes99--
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)----
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)44--
Other offences----
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)
Total120120--