London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Paddington 1909
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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Factories, workshops, laundries, workplaces and homework. 95
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 Cleanliness | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodations | insufficent | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 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 | 38 | 38 | ... | ... | |
Work.
| Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecution (Section) 109, 110. | |||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||
| ... | ... | 367 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
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| ... | ... | 367 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 11 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | ... |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. | ... | |
| Inspector | 15 | |
| Other | ... | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ... | |
| In use at the end of the year | 58 | |