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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
Greenwich 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES
and HOMEWORK.
1— INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 28 | 9 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 82 | 34 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 123 | 27 | ... |
| Total | 233 | 70 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | NumberofProsecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 50 | 50 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 26 | 26 | 1 | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss.97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Total | 114 | 114 | 1 | ... |
* Including; those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factor}. Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.