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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Act—* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 9 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | - | ||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other nuisances | 5 | 4 | ||
| insufficient | 2 | 2 | ||
| †Sanitary accommodation - unsuitable or defective | 5 | 5 | ||
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ||
| 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) | - | 3 | ||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | ||
| Total | 25 | 26 | ||
| *Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||
†For districts not in London state here whether section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment
Acts, 1890, has been adopted by the District Council; and if so what standard of sufficiency and
suitability of Sanitary accommodation for persons employed in factories and workshops has been enforced.