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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able N o. 18.
FACTORIES, WoRKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WoRKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
INSPECTION—Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 155 | 19 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 208 | 51 | ... |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 62 | 18 | ... |
| Total | 425 | 88 | ... |
T able No. 19. DEFECTS FoUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred toH.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 38 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| overcrowding | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| other Nuisances | 81 | 50 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for Sexes | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 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) | 30 | 24 | ... | ... |
| other offences | 11 | 5 | ... | ... |
| (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | ||||
| Total | 195 | 135 | ... | ... |