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
Hammersmith 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 596 | 39 | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 345 | 24 | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this report) | 289 | 21 | — |
| Total | 1,230 | 84 | — |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORK-SHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Number of Prosecutions | ||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 34 | 33 | _ | — | |
| 1 | 1 | _ | — | |
| — | — | |||
| _ | _ | _ | — | |
| 17 | 17 | _ | ||
| 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 46 | 36 | — | 1 | |
| — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | |
| _ | — | — | — | |
| 104 | — | 1 | ||