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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 1938

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938

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Table: 2.—Defects found in Factories and Other Premises.

2.—Defects found in Factories and Other Premises.

Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. (5)
Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness1515-—
Want of ventilation11-—
Overcrowding——-—
Want of drainage of floors——-—
Other nuisances22-—
Sanitary accommodation:—
Insufficient——-—
Unsuitable or defective55-—
Not separate for sexes11-—
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 54)---_
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).
Total2424——

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* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factories Act, 1937,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.

Table: 3.—Home Work.

3.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 110.Outwork in UnwholesomePremises, Section 111.Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110.
Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of outworkersforwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.No. of Inspections ofOutworkers Premises.
Lists.ChelseaOutworkers.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions. (Sec. 109, 110).
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