Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.
Premises | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 120 | 1 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 170 | 11 | ... |
Workplaces (Other than Outworker's Premises) | 25 | 1 | ... |
Total | 315 | 13 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars | Number of Defects | N umber of Prosecut's | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
*Nutsances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Offences under the Factory and Workshops Act— | ||||
Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Offences | 28 | 28 | ... | ... |
Total | 56 | 55 | 2 | ... |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3. 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.