Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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Particulars | No. of Defects | No. of Prosecutions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness | 32 | 32 | .. | .. |
Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
Overcrowding | 4 | 4 | .. | .. |
Want of drainage of floors | .. | .. | .. | |
Other nuisances | 11 | 11 | .. | |
Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 7 | 7 | .. | .. |
Unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | .. | .. |
Not separate for sexes | I | 1 | ||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (S. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (S. 97 to 100) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total | 71 | 71 | .. | .. |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Work
shop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.