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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 1914
[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 Acts—* | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 42 | 42 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding | — | - | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | — | - | |||
| Other nuisances | 14 | 14 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 3 | 3 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | — | - | |||
| not separate 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. 97 to 100) | 34 | 4 | |||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | |||
| Total | 65 | 65 | |||
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of tbc Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.