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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
Edmonton 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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2. DEFECTS FOUND
| Particulars | No, of defects | No. of defects' in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H,M,Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | - | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | ||||
| Insufficient | 11 | 10 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| (not including offences relating to Home work or offences under Sections mentioned in the schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories & Work-shops Transfer of Powers) Order,1921, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act,1937.) | ||||
| Totals | 44 | 42 | — | - |
3. OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES.
| Nature of Work. | Instances Notices served, | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|
| Wearing Apparel - | ||
| Making,etc. | — | •• |
| Cleaning and washing | — | — |
| FACTORIES | ||
| DEFECTS REMEDIED. | ||
| W.C. walls cleansed | 17 | |
| W.C.cisterns repaired | 3 | |
| W.C.Seats repaired or renewed | 10 | |
| W.C. Flush pipes repaired | 2 | |
| W.C.doors repaired | 1 | |
| W.C.pans replaced | 5 | |
| Roofs repaired | 2 | |
| Workrooms cleansed | 1 | |
| Sanitary accommodation improved | 1 |
HOUSING - HOUSING ACT. 1936. 1 . INSPECTION OF DWELLING HOUSES DURING THE YEAR:-
| (1) | (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts ) | 1596 |
| (2) | (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 4955 |
| (a Number of dwelling houses (inoluding under sub-head | ||
| (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,1925 & 1932, | ||
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | - | |
| (3) | Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to bo unfit for human habitation. | - |
| (4) | Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to above under the preceding sub—head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation. | 1108 |