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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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2.—Cases in which
| 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. 1) | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | — | — | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conviences (S.7): | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | - | — | |
| (b) Unsuitable or de fective | 25 | 25 | - | - | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 34 | - | — | — |
OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111).
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section III | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of ouf-workers in August list required by Section 110(l)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Wearing Apparel | 417 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household Linen | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brass and Brass articles | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial Flowers | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paper Bags | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of Boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed Toys | 269 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 996 | - | - | - | - | - |