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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 1926
[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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 55 | 55 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of drainage floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 180 | 174 | – | – |
| Sanitary accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| 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 | 249 | 243 | — | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2,3, 7 and Bof the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces on the Register at the end of 1926.
| Wearing apparel | 272 |
| Engineering trades | 117 |
| Building trades | 64 |
| Preparation, etc., of foodstuffs | 59 |
| Sawmills, joinery works, etc. | 57 |
| Printing and lithography | 52 |
| Laundries | 34 |
| Chemical works, manufacturing chemists | 19 |
| Brush Trade | 10 |
| Toy makers | 8 |
| Varnish and colour works | 5 |
| Offensive trades | 9 |
| Glass blowing | 2 |
| Gas works | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 127 |
| Eating Houses | 161 |
| Miscellaneous | 785 |
| Total | 1,782 |