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Deptford 1909
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD
This Table is by request of the Secretary of State.
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection with
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 109 | 21 | |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 404 | 10 | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 169 | 21 | |
| Total | 682 | 52 | |
2 —DEFECTS FOUND.
| PARTICULARS. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 173 | 173 | |||
| Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | |||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | |||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | |||||
| Other Nuisances | 63 | 63 | |||
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable ordefective | 57 | 57 | |||
| Not Separate for Sexes | |||||
| 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 | 298 | 298 | |||