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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 19.—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 | 20 | 17 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 29 | 26 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| Unscreened for Sexes | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop | ||||
| Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bake | ||||
| houses (S. 101) | — | — | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements | ||||
| for bakehouses SS. 97 to 100) | 31 | 29 | - | - |
| Other offences | — | — | - | - |
| (Excluding offences relating to out | ||||
| work) | ||||
| Total | 121 | 106 | - | - |
Table No. 20.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Factories | 183 |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 21 |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 58 |
| Dressmakers | 55 |
| Outworkers | 660 |
| Blouse Makers | 4 |
| Tailors | 37 |
| Bootmakers | 89 |
| Metal Workers | 53 |
| Wood Workers | 23 |
| Seamstresses | 1 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 33 |
| Upholsterers | 5 |
| Milliners | 16 |
| Miscellaneous | 107 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 1,389 |
Table No. 21.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | — |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5)— Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 6 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 18 |