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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 1931

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931

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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 Prosecutionswere instituted.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts :—*
Want of cleanliness1717—_
Want of ventilation11—__
Overcrowding————
Want of drainage of floors————
Other nuisances55——
Sanitary accommodation :—
Insufficient11——
Unsuitable or defective———_
Not separate for sexes11——
Offences under the Factory and
Workshop Acts :—
Illegal occupation of under-
ground bakehouse (s. 101)————
Other offences————
(Excluding offences relating
to outwork and offences
under the Sections men-
tioned in the Schedule to
the Ministry of Health (Fac-
tories and Workshops Trans-
fer of Powers) Order, 1921).
Total2525——

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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.
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Table: 3.—Home Work.

3.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in UnwholesomePremises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110
Lists received from Employers.Number of Ad-dresses of out-workers received from other CouncilsNumber of Ad-dresses of out-workersfor-warded to other CouncilsProse-cutions.No. of Inspec-tions ofOut-workers Pre-mises.
Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110)
Lists.Chelsea Out-workers.
193017182516712711————
1931151226155—65—————