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Southwark 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 47.
Faotories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.

Table: TABLE 45.Showing number of complaints received from outside sources, and the Observations, &c., made by the Council's Inspectors during the past Nineteen Years.

TABLE 45.

Showing number of complaints received from outside sources, and the Observations, &c., made by the Council's Inspectors during the past Nineteen Years.

YEAR.Complaints received from outside sources.Observations made by Inspectors.Nuisance* observed.Notices served.Summonses taken out.Convictions obtained.
Intimation.Statutory.
1901327512123--
19026327426261211
19039740489532499
1904432705520866
19054264285321255
19061054116228866
19071255256622887
19087536233164——
190981118625742219—
19106261565291011
19111828030165——
1912108723145——
1913248816119——
19142710235156——
191515531594——
1916—9552——
1917—11641—-
1918—611———
1919-5333--

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2.—Defects Found.
Particulars.
Number of Defects.
Number
of Prosecutions.
Found.
Remedied.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
* Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts:—
Want of Cleanliness
409
374
...
1
Want of Ventilation
13
9
...
...
Overcrowding
8
3
...
...
Want of drainage of floors
...
1
...
...
Other nuisances
482
514
...
...
Sanitary accommodations:
Insufficient
13
16
...
...
Unsuitable or defective
59
56
...
...
Not separate for sexes
5
2
...
...
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
989
975
...
1
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.