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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 1935

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935

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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 cleanliness44——
Want of ventilation66—-
Overcrowding————
Want of drainage of floors————
Other nuisances33——
Sanitary accommodation:—
Insufficient————
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).
Total1414——

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* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the F'actory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

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 Addresses of outworkers received from other CouncilsNumber of Addresses of outworkersforwarded to other CouncilsProsecutions.No. of Inspections ofOutworkers Premises.
Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions(Sec. 109, 110)
Lists.ChelseaOutworkers.
1934141134156—32——————
1935141233164—31——————