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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Deptford 1911

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD
This Table is by request of the Secretary of State.
Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911.
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, igoi,
in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES,
AND HOMEWORK.

Table: Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD This Table is by request of the Secretary of State. Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911. On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, igoi, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. i.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD This Table is by request of the Secretary of State. Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911. On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, igoi, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. i.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)1493
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)37915
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report)28340
Total81058

Table: 2 —DEFECTS FOUND.

2 —DEFECTS FOUND.

PARTICULARS.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts. Want of Cleanliness167167
Want of Ventilation22
Overcrowding
Want of Drainage of Hoors
Other Nuisances181181
Sanitary AccommodationInsufficient33
Unsuitable or defective Not Separate for Sexes7777
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act. Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 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
430430