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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
Bermondsey 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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TABLE VI. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES
AND HOMEWORK.
INSPECTION.
Number of
Premises
Inspections
Written
Notices
Prosecutions
130
Factories (including Factory
Laundries) .. .. .. ..
7
-
Workshops (including Workshop
Laundries) .. .. .. ..
434
27
Workplaces (other than Out workers'
Premises) .. .. .. ..
34
2
598
Total
36
DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars
Number of Defects
Number
of
Prosecutions
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector
Found
Remedied
Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts—
7
Want of Cleanliness
7
-
-
1
1
Want of Ventilation
-
-
Overcrowding
-
-
-
-
Want of Drainage of Floors
-
-
-
-
Other Nuisances
29
29
-
-
Sanitary Accommodation—
2
2
Insufficient
-
-
Unsuitable or Defective
10
10
-
-
Not separate for Sexes
-
-
-
-
Offences under the Factory and
Workshop Act —
Illegal Occupation of Underground
Bakehouse (s. 101)
-
-
Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements
for Bake houses
(ss. 97 to 100)
25
25
-
-
-
Other Offences
-
-
-
74
-
Total
74
-
TABLE VI. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. INSPECTION.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 130 | 7 | – |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 434 | 27 | – |
| Workplaces (other than Out workers' Premises) | 34 | 2 | – |
| Total | 598 | 36 | – |
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 | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other Nuisances | 29 | 29 | – | – |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Not separate for Sexes | – | – | – | – |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bake houses (ss. 97 to 100) | 25 | 25 | – | – |
| Other Offences | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 74 | 74 | – | – |