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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

Hampstead 1920

Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)966–
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)44821–
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers premisesincluded in Part 3 of this Report)154525–
Total208952–

Table: 2.-Defects found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.

2.-Defects found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.

Particulars.Number of Defects.
Found.Remedied.Referred toH.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Act:-
Want of cleanliness5555
Want of ventilation2222--
Overcrowding661-
Want of drainage of floors_-__
Other nuisances4343--
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient11--
unsuitable or defective55--
not separate for sexes22__
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)----
Total134134--