London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and
Homework.
1.—Inspections 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) | 700 | 59 | 1 |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 528 | 64 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in the Table on page 100) | 1,780 | 151 | - |
| Total | 3,008 | 274 | 1 |
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Found on Inspection. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 113 | 113 | — | _ | |
| Want of Ventilation | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Overcrowding | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Want of drainage of floors | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Other nuisances | 125 | 125 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Unsuitable or defective | 81 | 81 | _ | _ | |
| Not separate for the sexes | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 101) | |||||
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outworkers which are included in the Table on page 102) | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Total | 322 | 321 | 1 | 1 | |