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) | 700 | 59 | 1 |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 528 | 64 | - |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in the Table on page 100) | 1,780 | 151 | - |
Total | 3,008 | 274 | 1 |
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 | 113 | 113 | — | _ | |
Want of Ventilation | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
Overcrowding | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
Want of drainage of floors | _ | _ | _ | ||
Other nuisances | 125 | 125 | 1 | 1 | |
Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | 1 | _ | _ |
Unsuitable or defective | 81 | 81 | _ | _ | |
Not separate for the sexes | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | |
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 101) | |||||
Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outworkers which are included in the Table on page 102) | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
Total | 322 | 321 | 1 | 1 |