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
Tottenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 44 | 44 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 67 | 67 | ... | ... | |
| *Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||