Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1919
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Table XI.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 112 | 19 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries.) | 99 | 24 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 67 | 40 | ... |
Total | 278 | 83 | ... |
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 | 18 | 18 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 62 | 62 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act— | ||||
Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Other Offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 95 | 95 | ... | ... |