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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

Chelsea 1925

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1925

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Table: 2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

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

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness----
Want of ventilation—---
Overcrowding22--
Want of drainage of floors—---
Other nuisances—---
Sanitary accommodation—
Insufficient----
Unsuitable or defective44--
Not separate for sexes77--
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.)----
Total1313--

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*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

Table: 3.—Home Work.

3.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110
Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.No. of Inspections of Outworkers Premises.
Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions (Secs. 109, 110)
Lists.Chelsea Outworkers.
1921242949538'-126------
1922252387526-85------
1923262787704-123------
1924292691440-119------
1925272375432-11511----