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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to h.m. Inspector | ||
| 20 | 23 | — | — | |
| Want, of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 19 | 19 | — | — |
| Sanitary (insufficient | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 16 | 13 | — | — | |
| dation ( not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this report) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 63 | 67 | — | — |
3.—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work | Outwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises Sees. 109, 110 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (Sec. 110) | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110) | ||
| Wearing apparel— | |||||||
| (1) making, etc. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| (2) cleaning and washing | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture and upholstery | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3.—HOME WORK. | |||||||
| Nature of Work | Outwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108 | Outwork in Infected Premises Sees. 109, 110 | |||||
| Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (Sec. 110) | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110) | ||
| Wearing apparel— | |||||||
| (1) making, etc. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| (2) cleaning and washing | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture and upholstery | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |