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Deptford 1924
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Table XXI.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
This Table is by request of the Secretary of State.
Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1924
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 397 | 32 | |
| Workshops (including Work-shop Laundries) | 345 | 9 | |
| Workplaces (other than Out-workers' premises included in Part 3of this Report) | 510 | 37 | |
| Total | 1252 | 78 |
| PARTICULARS | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Rem-edied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 35 | 35 | |||
| Want of Ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | |||||
| Other Nuisances | 6 | 5 | |||
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 1 | 1 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 24 | |||
| Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 1 | |||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bake-house (sec. 101) | |||||
| Breach of Special Sanitary Require-ments for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Other Offences (excluding offences relat-ing to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) Total | |||||
| 74 | 72 | ||||