Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and
Homework.
1.—Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances).
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 801 | 80 | - |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 772 | 95 | - |
Workplaces (other than Out-workers' premises included in the Table on page 109) | 1,615 | 168 | _ |
Total | 3,188 | 343 | - |
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars. | Found on Inspection. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Want of Cleanliness | 125 | 125 | Nil. | - | |
Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | - | ||
Overcrowding | _ | _ | _ | ||
Want of drainage of floors | _ | _ | |||
Other nuisances | 58 | 58 | _ | ||
Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 6 | 6 | _ | |
Unsuitable or defective | 99 | 99 | - | ||
Not separate for the sexes | 2 | 2 | - | ||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 101) | - | - | - | ||
Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outworkers which are included in the Table on page 109) | - | - | - | ||
Total | 292 | 292 | - | - |