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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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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2. Defects found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences | ||||
| (S. 7):— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| (Not including offences | ||||
| relating to Home Work | ||||
| or offences under the | ||||
| Sections mentioned in | ||||
| the Schedule to the | ||||
| Ministry of Health | ||||
| (Factories and Work | ||||
| shops Transfer of | ||||
| Powers) Order, 1921, | ||||
| and re-enacted in the | ||||
| Third Schedule to the | ||||
| Factories Act, 1937.) | ||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | — | — |
3. Outwork in Unwholesome Premises.
No instances were discovered.
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