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 Hornchurch]
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The following is a list of workplaces in the District:—
Timber yard 1 Tea rooms 17
Builders' merchants 3 Miscellaneous 7
Sand and ballast pits 4
1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Premises | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
Factories | 73 | — | — |
Workshops | 103 | — | — |
Workplaces | 62 | — | — |
Total | 238 | Nil | Nil |
2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||
Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 |
Sanitary accommodation insufficient | 2 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 3 |
3. HOMEWORK.
Wearing apparel | 42 |
Making boxes or other receptacles | 1 |
Making or repairing umbrellas | 1 |
Making of stuffed toys | 1 |
No notices were served under section 108.