London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Battersea 1930
[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 | - | - | |