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Malden and Coombe 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]

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2.—Defects Found.

ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
FoundRemediedReferred to h.m. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: —*
Want of cleanliness22......
Overcrowding............
Want of ventilation............
Want of drainage of floors............
Other Nuisances77......
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient............
unsuitable or defective............
not separate for sexes............
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)............
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)............
Other offences (excluding offenresrelating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)............
Total99......
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.