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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
Southgate 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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II.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 26 | 26 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodations— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Failure as regards list of outworkers (s. 107) | — | — | — | — |
| Giving out work in premises which are— Unwholesome (s. 108) | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Infected (s. 110) | — | — | — | — |
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (s. 109) | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 38 | 38 | — | — |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts. Section 22 of the Public Health Act Amendment Act, 1890, was
adopted in 1890.