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 Ilford]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referrec to H.M. Insp'tor | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 | |||
Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | |||
Want of drainage of floors | |||||
Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | |||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | - | — | ||
unsuitable or defective | - | - | |||
not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | |||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | |||
Breach of special sanitary requirements ments for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | |||
Other offences | — | — | |||
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
Total | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. |