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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
Fulham 1927
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1927
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises.(1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written notices.(3) | Prosecutions.(4) | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 71 | — | — |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 91 | — | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 105 | 25 | — |
| Total | 267 | 25 | — |
II.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of Defects. | No. ofProsecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Want of cleanliness | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | - | - |
| — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 25 | 25 | — | — |