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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

Crayford 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Table: 1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

PremisesInspectionsNumber of
Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
Factories(with mechanical power)666—
Workshops(without mechanical power)527—
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction, but not including Outworkers' premises)–––
Total11813—

Table: 2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecu-tions
FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of Cleanliness55––
Overcrowding––––
Unreasonable Temperature———–
Inadequate Ventilation––––
Ineffective drainage of floors————
Sanitary Conveniences—
Insufficient22——
Unsuitable or defective66——
Not separate for sexes————
Other Offences11——
Total1414——

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I am,
Your obedient servant,
C. M. OCKWELL,
Medical Officer of Health.
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