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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
Bethnal Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS,
OUTWORKERS, &c.
Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 1739 | 274 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 2693 | 507 | 2 |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 108 | 31 | ... |
| Total | 4540 | 812 | 2 |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Reme-died | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 212 | 197 | 7 | |
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||
| Other Nuisances | 481 | 492 | 2 | |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| insufficient | 3 | 3 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 620 | 581 | ||
| not separate for sexes | 9 | 9 | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ||||
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out work). | ||||
| Total | 1330 | 1284 | 10 | 2 |