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 1907
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework
(1) Inspection.
Premises.
Number of
Written Notices.
Prosecutions.
Inspections.
24
Factories (including Factory Laundries)
78
...
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)
239
85
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises)
...
595
237
...
912
346
...
Total
(2) Defects Found.
Number of Defects.
Number
of
Prosecutions.
Found.
Remedied.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Particulars.
...
162
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
I
162
...
Want of Cleanliness
Want of Ventilation
3
3
...
Overcrowding
5
...
5
...
Want of Drainage of Floors
...
45
45
...
Other Nuisances
...
218
216
...
...
Sanitary Accommodation
Insufficient
Unsuitable or Defective
Not separate for Sexes
8
8
...
97
...
96
...
6
...
6
...
...
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)
...
12
...
12
...
Other Offences
2
2
1
1
...
558
Total
555
...
(3) Other Matters.
Class.
Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories—
...
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133)
Action taken in matters referred by H.M.
Inspectors as remediable under the
Public Health Acts, but not under the
Factory Act (s. 7)
Notified by H.M. Inspectors
Reports (of action taken) sent to
H.M. Inspectors
2
2
Other
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101)—
Certificates granted during 1906
...
Certificates granted during 1906
In use at end of 1907
...
...
33
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1907
661
Workshop Bakehouses
86
747
Total number of Workshops on Register
Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. (1) Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 78 | 24 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 239 | 85 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 595 | 237 | ... |
Total | 912 | 346 | ... |
(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 | 162 | 162 | ... | ... | |
Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 45 | 45 | ... | ... | |
Other Nuisances | 218 | 216 | ... | ... | |
Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 97 | 96 | ... | ... | |
Not separate for Sexes | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
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) | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | |
Other Offences | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
Total | 558 | 555 | 1 | ... |
(3) Other Matters.
Class. | Number. | |
---|---|---|
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories— | ||
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | ... | |
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (s. 7) | Notified by H.M. Inspectors | 2 |
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 2 | |
Other | ... | |
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101)— Certificates granted during 1906 | ... | |
Certificates granted during 1906 | ... | |
In use at end of 1907 | 33 | |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1907 | 661 | |
Workshop Bakehouses | 86 | |
Total number of Workshops on Register | 747 |