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 1938
[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 | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Number of Prosecutions | ||
| Want of cleanliness | ... | ... | |||
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | |||
| Unreasonable temperature | ... | ... | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | ... | ... | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | ... | ... | |||
| Sanitary conveniences | Insufficient | 5 | 3 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 41 | 41 | |||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other offences | 18 | 18 | |||
| Total | 65 | 63 | |||