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Merton and Morden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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frequent inspections of the premises, and they have been
limewashed or cleansed, as required by the Statute, at
regular intervals. Total visits, 103.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
All premises registered under the Factories and Workshops
Act have been visited and inspected, attention being
directed to the following points:—Provision of ventilation,
sanitary accommodation, and air-space. There ar e 11 factories
and 18 workshops and workplaces, to which 235 visits of
inspection were made. Seventeen workshops were cleansed
by request.
1 -INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises. | Number of Inspections. |
|---|---|
| FACTORIES (Including Factory Laundries) | 58 |
| WORKSHOPS (including Workshop Laundries and Bakehouse) | 177 |
| WORKPLACES (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... |
| Total | 235 |
2 DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound. Remedied. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 17 | 17 | |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | - | - | |
| †Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 |
| unsuitable or defective | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | - | - | |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
†The whole of the Public Health Amendment Act. 1890, is now in force
(January, 1909).