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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
Hammersmith 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 589 | 26 | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 242 | 25 | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this report) | 211 | 15 | - |
| Total | 1,042 | 66 | - |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 44 | 28 | - | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 32 | 30 | - | - | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 19 | 9 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 1 | — | - | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this report) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 109 | 82 | — | - | |