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 Orsett]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
(a) INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.
Premises. | Number of | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | ||
Factories | 22 | 1 | - |
(Including Factory Laundries) | |||
Workshops | 34 | 3 | - |
(Including Workshop Laundries) | |||
Workshops | 2 | - | - |
(Other than Outworkers premises) | |||
Total | 58 | 4 | - |
in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Offences in respect of which Prosecutions were Instituted | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspctor | ||
Want of cleanliness | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
Other nuisances | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Unsuitable or Defective | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
There are 29 factories and 50 workshops in the district.