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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 1937
[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) | 721 | 40 | 1 |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 909 | 23 | |
| Workplaces (other than out-workers' premises referred to on page 111) | 1,956 | 75 | |
| Total | 3,586 | 138 | 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 | 32 | 32 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 154 | 150 | — | — | |
| Sanitaryaccommodation | Insufficient | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 58 | 57 | — | — | |
| Not separate for the sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 101) | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outworkers which are referred to on page 111) | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 255 | 250 | — | 1 | |