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Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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table 40.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
| 13. Proceedings under Public Health Acts :— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 9,594 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied | 9,450 |
| 9,450 | |
| (6) by Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| C. Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909: — | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | 124 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | None. |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling houses having been rendered fit | 19 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | None. |
| (5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | None |
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
455
409
...
...
Want of Ventilation
4
4
...
...
Overcrowding
2
2
...
...
Want of drainage of floors
...
...
...
...
Other nuisances
350
305
...
...
Sanitary accommodations:
Insufficient
5
5
...
...
Unsuitable or defective
29
22
...
...
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)
155
155
...
...
Other offences
27
27
...
...
Total
1,031
933
...
...
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts,