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
Southwark 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 167 | 41 | ... | ||
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries | 2311 | 656 | 2 | ||
| Workplaces | 2883 | 624 | 1 | ||
| Homeworkers' Premises | 1254 | 257 | ... | ||
| Total | 6615 | 1578 | 3 | ||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 1100 | 1141 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 18 | 21 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 18 | 20 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 45 | 37 | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 1044 | 1097 | ... | 2 | |
| Sanitary accommodations: | |||||
| Insufficient | 12 | 10 | ... | 1 | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | |||
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 2243 | 2332 | ... | 3 | |
| * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||