Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The following is a table shewing the work carried out during the year under this Act:—
Premises | M/c line No. | Number on Register | Number of | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written | Occupiers prosecuted | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||||||||
Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 1 | 743 | 944 | 51 | — | ||||||||
TOTALS | 743 | 944 | 51 | — | |||||||||
Particulars | M/c line No. | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||||||||
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||||||||
To H.M. | By H.M. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |||||||
Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 4 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | |||||||
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | |||||||
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 8 | 11 | 11 | — | - | — | |||||||
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | (a) Insufficient | 9 | — | — | — | - | -- | ||||||
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | - | — | |||||||
(c) Not separate for sexes | 11 | — | — | — | - | — | |||||||
Totals | 51 | 51 | - | — | — | ||||||||
Nature of Work | M/c line No. | No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) | Section 110 | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Section 111 | Prosecutions | ||||||
No. of cases of default in sending lists to the | Notices served | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | ||||||
Wearing apparel-making etc. | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | - | ||||||
Curtains and furniture hangings | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Furniture and upholstery | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | - | ||||||
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 34 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Totals | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |