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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
Fulham 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 52 | 52 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of under-ground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary re-requiremenls for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 84 | 84 | — | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.