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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table XXVI.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
This Table is by request of the Secretary of State.
Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922.
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901
in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES,
AND HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 369 | 13 | |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 391 | 4 | |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 586 | 34 | |
Total | 1346 | 51 |
2 —DEFECTS FOUND.
PARTICULARS | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
Want of Cleanliness | 17 | 17 | |||
Want of Ventilation | |||||
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | |||
Want of Drainage of Floors | |||||
Other Nuisances | 15 | 15 | |||
Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 6 | 5 | ||
Unsuitable or defective | 37 | 36 | |||
Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | |||
Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (sec. 101) | |||||
Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | |||||
Other Offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | |||||
Total | 78 | 76 |