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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 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 776 | 58 | — |
| Workshops (including Workshops Laundries) | 630 | 28 | 1 |
| Workplaces (other than out-workers' premises included in Part 3 of this report) | 619 | 28 | 1 |
| Total | 2,025 | 114 | 2 |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Re-medied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts .— | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 41 | 38 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 40 | 40 | - | 1 | |
| Sanitary Accommo-dation. | insufficient | ||||
| unsuitable or defective | 48 | 45 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act. Illegal occupation of underground bake-house (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special Sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 8 | 7 | - | - | |
| Other Offences | — | — | - | — | |
| (excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Total | 144 | 134 | 2 | 2 | |