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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
Kingston upon Thames 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| PARTICULARS | No. of Defects | Number of Presecu-tions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation: | ||||
| Insufficient | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 6 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 16 | 11 | - | - |
including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Your obedient servant,
SAM BROWNE, M.I).,
Medical Officer of Health.
A New Register is in course of formation.
Other Matters
| Class (1) | Number (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Acts (s.133), 1901) | - | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, -but not under the Factory and Workshop Acts (s. 5, 1901) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 3 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 1 | |
| Other | - | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year | - | |