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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
Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 120 | 1 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 170 | 11 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworker's Premises) | 25 | 1 | ... |
| Total | 315 | 13 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | N umber of Prosecut's | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| *Nutsances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Act— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | 28 | 28 | ... | ... |
| Total | 56 | 55 | 2 | ... |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3. 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.