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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 1937
[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 1 Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 2,404 | 412 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 2.161 | 339 |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 202 | 35 |
| Totals | 4,767 | 786 |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 431 | 411 | 6 | ... |
| Want of ventilation | 7 | 4 | _ | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | |||
| Other Nuisances | 447 | 393 | 8 | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| insufficient | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 326 | 260 | ... | ... |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out work) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1,216 | 1,073 | 14 | ... |