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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
Lewisham 1909
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
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Table 26.
Inspection of Factories, Workshops & Workplaces. (1)
| Premises, | Inspections | Notices served. | Proceedings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 154 | 21 | - | ||
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 1803 | 129 | - | ||
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 392 | 23 | - | ||
| Total | 2349 | 173 | - | ||
| Statement of Defects Found. (2) | |||||
| Particulars. | Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
| Found | Remedied. | ||||
| Dealt with under Public Health (London) Act—* | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 150 | 150 | — i | — | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | - | _ | |
| Other nuisances | 59 | 59 | - | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation : Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Defective or unsuitable | 61 | 61 | - | — | |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | - | — | |
| Under the Factory and Workshop Act— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses ss. (97-100) | 10 | 10 | - | - | |
| Other offences | — | — | - | — | |
| Total | 298 | 298 | - | — | |
| * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8. of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||