London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| 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 | 188 | 188 | ||
| Want of ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | 10 | 10 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||
| Other nuisances | 189 | 189 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or defective | 13 | 13 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :— | ||||
| 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 | 408 | 408 | ||