London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Cases
| Particulars | Number of cases is which defects were found | Number of cases in which prose cutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (s. 1) | 3 | 1 | . | . | . |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7):- | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | . |
| 31 | 27 | 4 | - | ||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork | 15 | 7 | - | - | - |
| 57 | 42 | - | 6 | - | |
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sect.110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwhole some premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| wearing Apparel | 447 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household Linen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lace, lace curtain and nets | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtain and furniture hangings | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and upholstery | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper bags | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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