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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 1909
[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 | 56 | 56 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 60 | 60 | — | — | |
| †Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 13 | 13 | - | - | |
| 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 ... | 140 | 140 | — | — | |
* 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.