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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
Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* Want of cleanliness | 19 | 19 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | I | 1 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 24 | 24 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| 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). | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 52 | 52 | — | — | |
| *Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||