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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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110
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and
Homework.
1.—Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
(including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or
Inspectors of Nuisances), 1936.
Premises.
Number of
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory
Laundries)
636
22
-
Workshops (including Workshop
Laundries)
745
27
-
Workplaces (other than Outworkers'
premises referred to
on page 113)
2,785
244
—
Total
4,166
293
-
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
Nuisances under Public Health Act —
Want of Cleanliness
94
93
-
-
Want of Ventilation
25
23
-
-
Overcrowding
—
—
—
—
Want of drainage of floors
-
-
-
-
Other nuisances
73
70
-
-
Sanitary
accommodation
Insufficient
78
74
-
-
Unsuitable or defective
58
58
-
-
Not separate for the sexes
-
-
-
-
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse
(Sec. 101)
-
-
-
-
Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to
Outworkers which are referred to on page
113)
-
—
-
-
Total
328
318
-
-