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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
Wimbledon 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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One hundred, and seven statutory notices were served
in respect of 97 houses.
The necessary work was executed in all but 178 cases,
which were not completed by the end of the year. In 119 of
these, the work was actually in hand at the close of the year.
Table 111. gives a summary of the nuisances abated, and
sanitary improvement carried out under the supervision of
the Inspectorial Staff.
| PREMISES. | Inspection. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 69 | 10 | _ |
| Workshops | 317 | 37 | — |
| Workplaces | 15 | 3 | — |
| Total | 401 | 50 | — |
DEFECTS FOUND.
| PARTICULARS. | Number of Defects. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| 17 | 17 | - | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 37 | 35 | - | - |
| Sanitary Accommodation- Insufficient | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| Not Separate for Sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 80 | 78 | - | - |
" Including those specified in sections 2, 3 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act. 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
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