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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, and WORKPLCES 1.-INSPECTION
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Pros'cut'd | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 317 | 8 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 181 | 1 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 65 | 10 | - |
| Total | 563 | 19 | — |
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 | — | — | — | _ |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 14 | 14 | — | _ |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Illegal Occupation of Under-ground Bakehouse (s. 101) | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Other Offences | ||||
| Totals | 24 | 22 | 2 | — |
•Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Fublio Health Acts.