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
Bromley 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |||
| Factories | 107 | 21 | .. | ||
| Workshops | 104 | 12 | .. | ||
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 35 | 11 | .. | ||
| Totals | 246 | 44 | .. | ||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||||
| Found | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 28 | 22 | .. | ||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Want of drainage to floors | .. | .. | |||
| Other nuisances | 36 | 29 | .. | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | .. | .. | .. | |
| unsuitable or defective | 16 | 14 | .. | ||
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | .. | ||
| Total | 83 | 68 | .. | ||
§Including those specified in sections 2, 3 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.