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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
Orpington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) | |||
| Nil. | |||||
| Want of ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Want of drainage of floors | |||||
| Other nuisances | |||||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ||||
| unsuitable or defective not separate for sexes | |||||
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921). | |||||
| Total | - | — | — | — | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.