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 Mitcham]
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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars | Found | Number of Defects | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remedied | Referred to H. M. Inspector | Number of Prosecutions | |||
Want of cleanliness | 6 | 6 | |||
Want of ventilation | ... | ... | |||
Overcrowding | ... | ... | |||
Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | |||
Other nuisances | 10 | 8 | |||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ... | ... | ||
unsuitable or defective | 17 | 16 | |||
, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | |||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | |||
Other offences | ... | ... | |||
(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921). | |||||
Total | 33 | 30 | Nil | Nil | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. |