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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: 1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

PremisesNumber of
Inspec-tionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
Factories (including Factory Laundries)48524-
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)23328—
Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this report)20116-
Total86968—

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORK-SHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORK-SHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
FoundRe-mediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of Cleanliness3632—-
Want of Ventilation22——
Overcrowding————
Want of Drainage of Floors22——
Other Nuisances2324—1
Sanitary Accommo-dationinsufficient54--
unsuitable or defective2828——
not separate for sexes34——
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act Illegal occupation of underground bake-house (S. 101)----
Other offences (excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this report)----
Total9996—1