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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 1916
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORK-PLACES
and HOMEWORK.
1. Inspection
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | WrittenNotices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 46 | ... | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop „) | 201 | 13 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Ourworkers' Premises) | 139 | 13 | ... |
| Total | 276 | 25 | ... |
2. Defects Found.
| Number of Defects. | Number ofBrosecutione | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:- | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 41 | 41 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act- | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s.101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (se.57 to 100) | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Total | 72 | 72 | Nil | Nil |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory
Act, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
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