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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises. | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 163 | 41 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 831 | 181 | — |
| Workplaces | 3348 | 294 | — |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 958 | 122 | 1 |
| Total | 5300 | 631 | 1 |
| 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 |