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
Mitcham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remidied. | Reffered to H.M. Inspector. | Number pf Prosecution | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 7 | 7 | ... | ||
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Other nuisances | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| unsuitable or defective | 16 | 16 | ... | ||
| , not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| 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). | |||||
| Total | 33 | 33 | 1 | Nil | |
'Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.