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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
Lewisham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Premises, | Inspections | Notices served. | Proceedings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 142 | 18 | - |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 1814 | 80 | - |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 689 | 33 | - - |
| Total | 2145 | 131 |
| Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |||
| Dealt with under Public | ||||
| Health (London) Act- | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 114 | 114 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 45 | 44 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Defective or unsuitable 1 | 75 | 75 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Under the Factory and | ||||
| «/ Workshop Act— Illegal occupation of under-ground bakehouse | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 246 | 245 | — | — |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.