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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
Edmonton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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I.—INSPECTION OP FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors (Male and Female.)
| Premises. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| Factories ... (including Factory Laundries) | 70 | 3 |
| Workshops... (including Workshop Laundries) | 309 | 17 |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises included in Part III. of this Report) | ||
| Total | 379 | 20 |
II.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |
|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 16 | 13 |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | 3 |
| Overcrowding ... | 1 | 1 |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 80 | 80 |
| †Sanitary accommodation: | ||
| Insufficient | 1 | 3 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 61 | 72 |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 0 |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act: | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | – | –_ |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 13 | 13 |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part III. of of this Report) | – | 2 |
| Total | 178 | 187 |
† Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, has been adopted by the
District Council. The standards of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary accommodation for
persons employed in factories and workshops have been enforced, and are those advised by
the Home Office.