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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
Camberwell 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:-* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 33 | 33 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Want of drainage floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 89 | 89 | – | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | – | – | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 15 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences [excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921] | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 149 | 149 | – | 1 |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces on the Register at the end of 1924.
| Wearing apparel | 243 |
| Engineering trades | 167 |
| Building trades | 99 |
| Preparation, etc., of foodstuffs | 72 |
| Sawmills, joinery works, etc. | 97 |
| Printing and lithography | 42 |
| Laundries | 36 |
| Chemical works, manufacturing chemists | 8 |
| Brush Trade | 9 |
| Toy makers | 10 |
| Varnish and colour works | 5 |
| Offensive trades | 7 |
| Glass blowing | 2 |
| Gas works | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 148 |
| Eating houses | 153 |
| Miscellaneous | 547 |
| Total | 1,646 |