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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
West Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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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) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 241 | 241 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 4 | ||
| Overcrowding | 6 | 6 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Other nuisances | 313 | 313 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 5 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | ||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| 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 | 575 | 575 | ||