Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory
and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
£5
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 | 14 | 14 | - | - |
Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
Other nuisances | 16 | 16 | - | - |
Sanitary accommodation :— | ||||
Insufficient | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Unsuitable or Defective | 18 | 18 | - | - |
Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - |
Unscreened for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:— | ||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S.101) | - | - | - | - |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 07 to 100 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ||||
Total | 56 | 56 | - | - |