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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
Ealing 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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BOROUGH OF EALING.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES,
WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK.
1.—inspection.
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | |
|---|---|---|
| FACTORIES (Including Factory Laundries). | 4 | — |
| WORKSHOPS (Including Workshop Laundries). | 459 | 24 |
| HOME WORKERS' PREMISES | 8 | — |
| Total | 471 | 24 |
2 —defects found.
| Found. | Remedied | |
|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 32 | 32 |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 |
| Other Nuisances | 9 | 9 |
| Sanitary Accommodations:— | ||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 21 | 21 |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 68 | 68 |
3.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Matters Notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | |||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | |||
| 4 | |||
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |||
| In use during 1903 | 8 | ||
| Certificates granted in 1904 | 7 | ||
| In use at the end of 1904 | 7 | ||
| Number of | |||
| Homewnrk: — | Lists. | Outworkers. | |
| Lists Received | 9 | 17 | |
| Addresses of Outworkers:— | |||
| Forwarded to other Authoriles.. | 5 | ||
| Received from other Authorities | 6 | ||
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of 1904:— | |||
| Workshop Bakehouses | 26 | ||
| Workshop Laundries | 7 | ||
| Dressmaking | 68 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 109 | ||
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 210 | ||