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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
Deptford 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage ot Floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 43 | 43 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshcp Act. | |||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (sec. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | — | — | |
The number of inspections made to Home Workers' Dwellings
was 69. Certain insanitary conditions, but not of such degree as to
merit the term "unwholesome," were found, either as a result of
these visits or previous inspections, in one instance, notice was served
and the conditions remedied.