Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 163 | 49 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 374 | 91 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 112 | 39 | ... |
Total | 649 | 179 | ... |
Defects Found.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 52 | 52 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 138 | 138 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 50 | 50 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 9 | 9 | … | ... |
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 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 269 | 269 | ... | ... |