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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
Camberwell 1922
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written notices. | ||
| Factories (including laundries) Workshops (including laundries) and workplaces | 512 | 100 | – |
| 1,566 | |||
| 2,078 | 100 | – | |
| Bakehouses. | |||
| Number in use. | Inspections. | Written notices. | Prosecutions. |
| 127 | 462 | 15 | – |
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 | 32 | 32 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 44 | 44 | – | – |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 36 | 36 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Offences under Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97-100) | 18 | 18 | – | – |
| Other offences | – | – | – | – |
| 135 | 135 | – | – | |
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