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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 1936
[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 | Occupiers Pros'cut'd | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 271 | 12 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 169 | 2 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 62 | 4 | |
| Total | 502 | 18 | — |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 11 | 11 | _ | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation Insufficient | 10 | 10 | ||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Other Offences | 3 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 34 | 3 | — |
•Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.