Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 12 | 9 | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
(c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
TOTAL | 14 | 11 | — | 2 | — |
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 | 80 |
Christmas crackers | 9 |
Artificial Flowers | 1 |
Cardboard boxes | 2 |
Brush making | 2 |
TOTAL | 94 |
One-hundred-and-twenty-three visits were made to outworkers
premises during the year and all were found to be satisfactory.