London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hornsey 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

This page requires JavaScript

— 47 —

TABLE K—FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. The following is a summary of the result of inspections made at Factories, Workshops and Workplaces during the year, with a list of Outworkers' premises, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Home Office, as required.

None of the Outworkers' premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.WrittenProsecutions.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)329220
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)637270
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises)3340
Total999S30

DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.A1.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances tinder the Public Health Acts : — *
Want of cleanliness222200
Want of ventilation3300
Overcrowding1100
Want of Drainage of floors
Other nuisances5500
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient unsuitable or de-2 122120 00 0
not separate for sexes1100
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—Illegal occupation of underground
Other offences(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921).7700
Total935300

•Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.