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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 1936
[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. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (6) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts*:— Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Sanitary ac-commoda-tion | insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| 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 re-relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshops Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.