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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
Harrow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasion they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
| Particulars (1) | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Ref To H.M. Inspector (4) | erred By H.M. Inspector (5) | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 11 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | |||||
| 9 | 7 | — | — | — | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| TOTAL | 23 | 18 | — | 1 | — |
Part VIII—Outwork
Particulars of outworkers as required by Section 133 and 134 of the Act are as
follows
Nature of Work No. on August list
Wearing Apparel 101
Cardboard boxes 1
Brush making 4
Cosaques, Christmas stockings 6
TOTAL 112
121 visits were made to outworkers premises during the year and all
were found to be satisfactory.