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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 1937
[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 | 133 | 138 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 148 | 148 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 9 | 8 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 61 | 63 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | |
| 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) | 37 | - | 37 | - |
| Total | 405 | 374 | 37 | — |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.