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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
Acton 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | |
| Want of drainage of floors | |||
| Other nuisances | 25 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ||
| unsuitable or defective | |||
| not separate for sexes | |||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (s. 109). | 2 | 2 | |
| Other offences | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |