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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
Brentford 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year
1914, for the Urban District of Brentford, on the Administration
of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, in connection with
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions (4) | |
| 3 | Nil | ||
| 128 | 3. | Nil | |
| 11 | 2 | Nil | |
| Total | 148 | 36 | Nil |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remi-died. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 0 | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 15 | 15 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | ||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||
| Other nuisances | 7 | 7 | ||
| Sanitary accomodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | ||||
| Total | 31 | 31 | ||