London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, &c. Inspection of Factories, &c.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (with mechanical power) | 1,935 | 320 | .... |
| Factories (without mechanical power) | 1,853 | 289 | .... |
| Other Premises under the Act (including works of Building and engineering construction but not outworkers premises) | 192 | 37 | .... |
| Totals | 3,980 | 646 | .... |
Defects found:—
| Particulars | Number of Defects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Number of Prosecutions | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 111 | 118 | 5 | ... |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Unreasonable temperature | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Sanitarv conveniences— | ||||
| insufficient | 7 | 6 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 567 | 580 | ... | ... |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to Home Work or offences under Third schedule of Factories Act, 1937) | 311 | 312 | 6 | ... |
| Totals | 1,003 | 1,023 | 11 | ... |