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
Southgate 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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2. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health | ||||
| Acts:—1 | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 26 | 26 | ||
| Want of Ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 5 | 5 | ||
| Other Nuisances | 6 | 3 | ||
| t Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 4 | 4 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ||||
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | ||||
| Total | 41 | 41 | ||
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8, of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, was adopted
in 1890.