London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Fulham 1926

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926

This page requires JavaScript

Table: FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
(»)(2)(3)(4)
Factories (including factory laundries)7013-
Workshops (including workshop laundries)3310-
Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises)208—
Total12331—

Table: II.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

II.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

ParticularsNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector, j
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts
Want of cleanliness1818——
Want of ventilation--——
Overcrowding--——
Want of drainage of floors--——
Other nuisances3535——
Sanitary accommodation—
Insufficient————
Unsuitable or defective77-—
Not separate for sexes44——
Offences under the Factory and Workshops 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)----
Total6464——