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
Hammersmith 1914
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1914
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prose-cutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 42 | 50 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | |
| Other Nuisances | 121 | 110 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | insufficient | 25 | 7 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 80 | 72 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 5 | 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) | 94 | 94 | ... | ... | |
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to out-work, which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 394 | 361 | ... | ... | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.