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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

Hornsey 1932

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

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Table: TABLE J.—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.

TABLE J.—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. (1)Number of
Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Prosecutions. (4)
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)13780
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)25360
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises)5000
Total44090

Table: DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.

DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.

Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions. (5)
Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of oleanlines44--
Want of ventilation----
Overcrowding____
Want of Drainage of floors----
Other nuisances55--
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient----
unsuitable or defective----
not separate for sexes----
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)----
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the bohedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921).----
Total99--
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 as remediable under the Public Health Acts.