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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 1934
[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 | 112 | 104 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of drainage floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 73 | 70 | – | – |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 33 | 31 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| 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 | 20 | 20 | 20 | – |
| Total | 255 | 237 | 20 | – |
* Including those specified in sections 2,3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.