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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
Barking 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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2. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Ins. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | 14 | 14 | - | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | - | — |
| Unscreened for Sexes | 3 | 3 | - | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S.101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | |
| Total | 51 | 51 | - | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory
and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.