Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1914
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Table X. —Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
Inspection.
Number of
Premises.
Written
Notices.
Inspections.
Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory
Laundries)
268
54
...
Workshops (including Workshop
Laundries)
...
205
71
Workplaces (other than Outworkers'
Premises)
...
144
55
...
Total
617
180
Defects Found.
Number of Defects.
Number
of
Prosecutions.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Particulars.
Found.
Remedied.
Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts—
Want of Cleanliness
45
45
...
...
Want of Ventilation
4
4
...
...
Overcrowding
...
...
...
...
Want of Drainage of Floors
4
4
...
...
Other Nuisances
Sanitary Accommodation—
167
167
...
...
Insufficient
2
2
...
...
Unsuitable or Defective
17
17
...
...
Not separate for Sexes
5
5
...
...
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
244
...
...
244
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 268 | 54 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 205 | 71 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 144 | 55 | ... |
Total | 617 | 180 | ... |
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 | 45 | 45 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 167 | 167 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 17 | 17 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
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 | 244 | 244 | ... | ... |