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
Greenwich 1918
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1918
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 113 | ... | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 188 | ... | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 156 | 10 | ... |
| Total | 457 | 10 | ... |
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 | 74 | 74 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 18 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 111 | 111 | ... | ... |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.