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 1915
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Table IX.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 76 | 24 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 39 | 21 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 91 | 36 | ... |
Total | 206 | 81 | ... |
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 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 98 | 98 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— Insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
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 | 121 | 121 | ... | ... |