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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
Hackney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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II.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 135 | 136 | — | 1 |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 91 | 92 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 23 | 28 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 104 | 106 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| 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) | 26 | 26 | - | |
| Total | 397 | 380 | 26 | 1 |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.