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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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WATER SUPPLIES TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
Fifteen additional water supplies were provided to houses during the
year 1931.
TABLE 22.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
1.—Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises.
Number.
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)
367
57
..
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)
582
63
..
Workplaces
4361
238
..
Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers)
346
1
..
Total
5656
359
..
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
199
175
Want of Ventilation
5
9
..
Overcrowding
..
1
..
..
Want of drainage of floors
..
..
..
..
Other nuisances
358
327
..
..
Sanitary accommodations:
Insufficient
2
9
..
..
Unsuitable or defective
22
21
..
..
Not separate for sexes
1
..
..
..
Offences under the Factory and
Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground
bakehouse(S. 101)
..
..
Breach of special sanitary requirements
for bakehouses (SS .97 -100)
42
42
..
..
Other offences
..
..
Total
629
584
..
..
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.