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 1920
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Table XI.-Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
Inspection.
Premises.
Number of
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Prosecutions
Factories (including Factory
Laundries)
116
45
1
Workshops (including Workshop
Laundries.)
65
24
...
Workplaces (other than Out-workers'
Premises)
59
31
2
100
3
Total
240
Defects found.
Number of Defects.
Number
of
Prosecutions.
Particulars.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Found.
Remedied
Nuisances under the Public
Health Acts —
Want of Cleanliness
24
24
...
...
Want of Ventilation
...
1
1
...
Overcrowding
...
...
...
...
Want of Drainage of Floors
1
1
...
...
66
66
Other Nuisances
1
...
Sanitary Accommodation —
Insufficient
8
8
2
...
Unsuitable or Defective
31
31
...
...
3
Not separate for Sexes
3
...
...
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
134
134
3
...
Table X.—Marriages.
Year. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | Whole Borough. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
1910 | 754 | 18.55 | 315 | 16.52 | 80 | 22.21 | 1,149 | 18.14 |
1911 | 757 | 18.44 | 284 | 16.20 | 89 | 20.53 | 1,130 | 17.96 |
1912 | 722 | 17.59 | 325 | 18.71 | 135 | 31.51 | 1,182 | 18.81 |
1913 | 748 | 18.28 | 323 | 18.74 | 132 | 31.32 | 1,203 | 19.21 |
1914 | 759 | 18.56 | 378 | 22.15 | 99 | 23.86 | 1,236 | 19.90 |
1915 | 1066 | 26.16 | 450 | 26.18 | 198 | 50.50 | 1,714 | 28.12 |
1916 | 774 | 19.23 | 326 | 18.83 | 115 | 26.92 | 1,215 | 19.65 |
1917 | 676 | 17.31 | 285 | 16.96 | 54 | 13.05 | 1,015 | 16.92 |
1918 | 762 | 19.27 | 344 | 20.23 | ... | ... | 1,106 | 18.21 |
1919 | 829 | 19.68 | 413 | 18.29 | ... | ... | 1,242 | 19.19 |
Average for years 1910 – 1919 | 785 | 19.31 | 344 | 19.28 | ... | ... | 1,219 | 19.61 |
1920 | 950 | 22.59 | 433 | 23.92 | ... | ... | 1,383 | 21.40 |
Table XI.-Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 116 | 45 | 1 |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries.) | 65 | 24 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Out-workers' Premises) | 59 | 31 | 2 |
Total | 240 | 100 | 3 |
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 | 24 | 24 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 66 | 66 | ... | 1 |
Sanitary Accommodation— Insufficient | 8 | 8 | ... | 2 |
Unsuitable or Defective | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
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 | 134 | 134 | ... | 3 |