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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2.—CASES in which DEFECTS were found.
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were in-stituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referred | |||||
Found | Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2.) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3.) | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7.) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | — | — | — | — | — |
TOTAL | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
The following table shows the factories in the Borough, classified according to the trades carried on.
Factories Classified according to Trades.
total | Mechanical Factories | Non-Mechanical Factories | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
At 1 Jan. | At 31 Dec. | At 1 Jan. | At 31 Dec. | At 31 Dec. |
Building and Allied | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Clothing and Allied | 38 | 46 | 15 | 21 |
Engineering and Heavy Industry | 58 | 59 | 1 | |
Electrical and Allied | 14 | 18 | 1 | |
Florist | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Food and Allied | 39 | 39 | 4 | 3 |
Furniture and Allied | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
Metal Worker | 9 | 12 | — | — |
Printer and Allied | 30 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
Road Vehicle Repairer | 46 | 47 | 19 | 19 |
Steam Laundry | 10 | 9 | — | — |
Transport (Road & Rail) | 19 | 18 | — | — |
Others | 68 | 70 | 49 | 47 |
Total | 372 | 389 | 120 | 118 |