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
Fulham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Inspections.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 246 | 6 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 348 | 41 | - |
| Workplaces | 220 | 3 | - |
| Total | 814 | 50 | - |
Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 36 | 36 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss.97 to 100) | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 62 | 62 | - | - |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.