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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 1919
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1919
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORK-PLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—
INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 62 | 3 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 108 | 11 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 144 | 7 | ... |
| Total | 314 | 21 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 98 | 98 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 37 | 37 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insufficient | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 17 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bake-house (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Require-ments for Bakehoases (ss. 97 to 100) | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Total | 195 | 195 | ... | ... |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.