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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found. | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H. M. Inspector | By H. M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1.) | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2.) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable Temperature. (S. 3.) | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S. 4.) | 1 | 1 | - | - | . |
| Ineffective drainage of floors. (S. 6.) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7.) (a) Insufficient | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective. | 42 | 37 | - | 1 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Outwork). | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 65 | 58 | 1 | 5 | - |
| NOTE: 7 cases in which defects were found were outstanding at the end of the year. | |||||
Outworkers (Sections 110 and 111)
Regular visits are made by the Sanitary Inspectors to the homes
of persons notified to the Department as outworkers.
It has been found that the home conditions are generally satisfactory and that the cleanliness in such homes is usually above average.
| Nature or Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August lists required by Section 110 (i) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to send lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Not ices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel | 322 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household Linen | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brass & Brass Articles | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial Flowers | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 182 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Carding etc., of buttons | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toys | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush manufacture | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feather sorting | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Making, etc., of Xmas Crackers | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Making, etc., of Umbrellas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fur pulling | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 866 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |