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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
Islington 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1915]
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prescutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—1 | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 95 | 94 | Nil | Nil | |
| Want of ventilation | 13 | 11 | „ | „ | |
| Overcrowding | 11 | 13 | „ | „ | |
| Want of drainage of floors .. | 4 | 4 | „ | „ | |
| Other nuisances .. | 153 | 155 | „ | „ | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 13 | 12 | „ | „ |
| unsuitable or defective | 137 | 128 | „ | ||
| not separate for sexes | 12 | 12 | „ | „ | |
| 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 | 438 | 429 | Nil | Nil | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.