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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
Croydon 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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II.—DEFECTS' FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts':— | 9 | 9 | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | — | — | |||
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | |||
| Overcrowding | — | — | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | |||
| Other Nuisances | 8 | 8 | |||
| Sanitary accom modation | insufficient | 4 | 4 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 11 | 11 | |||
| not separate for sexes | - | - | |||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (s.s. 97 -100) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Failure as regards list of outworkers (s. 107) | - | -_ | |||
| Giving out work to be done on premises which are | unwholesome (s. 108) | — | — | ||
| infected(s. 110) | — | — | |||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by Scarlet Fever or Small Pox (s. 109) | — | — | |||
| Other Offences | — | — | |||
| Total | 35 | 35 | |||