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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
Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Insp'tor | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under | the Public Health | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defec | |||||
| tive | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Total | 13 | 11 | — | — | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Work
shop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts,