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 1916
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Table X.-Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
Inspection.
Number of
Premises.
Written
Notices.
Inspections.
Prosecutions
Factories (including Factory
Laundries)
...
26
6
Workshops (including Workshop
Laundries.)
...
13
5
Workplaces (other than outworkers'
Premises)
30
8
...
Total
19
...
69
Defects found.
Number of Defects.
Number
of
Prosecutions.
Particulars.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Remedied
Found.
Nuisances under the Public
Health
Want of Cleanliness
2
2
...
...
Want of Ventilation
...
...
...
...
Overcrowding
...
...
...
...
Want of Drainage of Floors
...
...
...
...
Other Nuisances
44
44
...
...
Sanitary
Insufficient
...
...
...
...
Unsuitable or Defective
6
6
...
...
Not separate for Sexes
1
1
...
...
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
53
...
...
53
Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 26 | 6 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries.) | 13 | 5 | ... |
Workplaces (other than outworkers' Premises) | 30 | 8 | ... |
Total | 69 | 19 | ... |
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 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 44 | 44 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation- | ||||
Insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
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 | 53 | 53 | ... | ... |