London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 21.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND
HOMEWORK.
INSPECTION—Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors
or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises, (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 119 | 30 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 213 | 58 | ... |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 71 | 41 | ... |
| Total | 403 | 129 | ... |
Table No. 22.
DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 44 | 39 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 73 | 54 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for Sexes | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 35 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | 9 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Total | 199 | 162 | ... | ... |