Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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G(6). Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises | Numberof | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 14 | – | – |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 10 | – | – |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers premises) | 11 | – | – |
Total | 35 | – | – |
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 |
Want of Cleanliness | – | – | – | – |
Want of Ventilation | – | – | – | – |
Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
Want of drainage of floors | – | – | – | – |
Other Nuisances | 3 | 3 | – | – |
Sanitary accomodation: Insufficient | – | – | – | – |
Unsuitable or Defective | 6 | 6 | – | – |
Not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – |
Illegal Occupation of underground bakehouse | – | – | – | – |
Other offences | – | – | – | – |
Total | 9 | 9 | – | – |