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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
Walthamstow 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | : Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 16 | 16 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 39 | 39 | — | — | |
| †Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | — | — | - | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| 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). | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 63 | 63 | — | — | |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3. 7 and 8, of the Factory Act as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.
† For districts not in London state here whether Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment
Act, 1890, has been adopted by the District Council; and if so what standard of sufficiency
and suitability of sanitary accommodation for persons employed in factories and workshops has
been enforced.