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 Walthamstow]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Want of cleanliness | 14 | — | - | ||
Want of ventilation | 2 | — | — | ||
Overcrowding | — | — | — | ||
Want of drainage of floors | 3 | — | — | ||
Other nuisances | 7 | — | — | ||
Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | — | — | — | |
unsuitable or defective | 27 | ALL. | |||
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 | 53 | ALL. | — | — | |
*Including those specified in Sections 2,3,7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. |
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