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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
Ilford 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred toH.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | |||
| Want of ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | 4 | 3 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 2 | |||
| Other nuisances | 28 | 27 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | |||||
| not separate for sexes | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) . | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss 97 to 100) | 10 | 9 | |||
| Failure as regards lists of outworkers (a 1071 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | unwholesome (S. 108) | ||||
| infected (S. 110) | |||||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet lever or small pox (s. 109) | |||||
| Other offences | |||||
| Total | 63 | 59 | |||