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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
Bexley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 28 | ||
| Workshops „ Workshop ,, | 27 | — | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers premises) | 22 | — | — |
| Total | 77 | 1 | — |
2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 4 | ||
| ,, ,, Ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||
| Other nuisances | ||||
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or defective | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | ||||
| Other offences | ||||
| Total | 9 | 7 | ||
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
R. J. RAYNER, Sanitary Inspector.