Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulais. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 40 | 40 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 60 | 60 | — | — |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Work
shop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.