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 1924
[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) | 237 | 46 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 639 | 127 | ... |
| Workplaces | 5434 | 375 | ... |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 572 | 88 | ... |
| Total | 6882 | 636 | ... |
| 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 | ... | ... |