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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 1910
[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. | |||
| 71 | 71 | - | - | ||
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 54 | 54 | — | — | |
| †Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 29 | 29 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 159 | 159 | — | — | |
*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.