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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
Edmonton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK.
I. INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors (Male and Female).
| Premises. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. * |
|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 54 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 230 | 4 |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part III. of this Report) | ||
| Total | 284 | 4 |
In most cases verbal notice lias produced the desired result without written notices
being required.
II. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |
|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 |
| Want of ventilation | 6 | 6 |
| Want of drainage of floors | o | 9 |
| Other nuisances | 12 | 12 |
| † Sanitary accommodation :— | ||
| Insufficient | 3 | 3 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 15 |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 |
Including those specified in sections 2, 3. 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890. has been adopted by
the District Council. The standards of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary
accommodation for persons employed in factories and workshops has been
enforced, and are those advised by the Home Office.