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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
Wembley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Particulars. | Number of defects. | Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness (S.I) | 16 | 16(a) | — | — | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1(b) | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | 2(c) | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | insufficient unsuitable or defective not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 | 31 | — | — | ||
| 3 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Other offences | 37 | 16 | 20 | — | |
| (Not including offences relating to Home Work or offences under the sections mentioned in the Schedu'e to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937.) | |||||
| TOTAL | 92 | 70 | 20 | — | |
(a) includes 2 defects found in 1937.
(b) includes 1 defect found in 1937.
(c) includes 2 defects found in 1937.
OFFICES.
Number on the Register—160.
253 visits were paid to offices during the year, and the
numbers of defects found and remedied are set out in the table
underneath.
Most of the offices are modern, and are provided with ample light and ventilation. No case of overcrowding was found.
| Found | Remedied | |
|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | — | - |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding | — | - |
| Sanitary accommodation insufficient unsuitable or defective not separate for the sexes | — | - |
| 5 | 3 | |
| — | — | |
| Obnoxious effluvia | — | — |
| Other nuisances | — | — |
| TOTAL | 6 | 3 |