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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
Wimbledon 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Defects found.
| Nature. | Number of Defects. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 39 | 28 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 22 | 21 | — | — |
| *Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 35 | 29 | — | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Other Offences | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 109 | 88 | 1 | — |
* Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, has been
adopted, and the standard of efficiency and suitability required is that
contained in the Secretary of State's Order dated 4th February, 1903.
H ome W ork.
| Lists received:- | |
| Twice in the year | 20 |
| Number of Out-workers | 46 |
| Once in the year | 6 |
| Number of Out-workers | 9 |
| Number of addresses received from other Councils | 28 |
| Number of addresses forwarded to other Councils | 30 |
| Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping on sending lists | 11 |
| Number of prosecutions for failing to send list | 1 |
| Inspections of Out-workers' premises | 58 |
| Number of unwholesome premises | 10 |
| Notices served to remedy | 8 |