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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 774 | 23 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 765 | 42 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises referred to on page 102) | 2,529 | 143 | - |
| Total ... | 4,068 | 208 | - |
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 | |
| 134 | 131 | - | - | ||
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors ... | 1 | 1 | — | - | |
| Other nuisances | 60 | 54 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | (Insufficient | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| ( Unsuitable or defective ... | 116 | 111 | _ | _ | |
| Not separate for the sexes | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outworkers which are referred to on page 103) | - | - | _ | — | |
| Total | 327 | 313 | - | - | |