London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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TABLE VI.Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework 1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

PREMISES.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Intimations.Statutory.
Factories562355...
Workshops751517...
Workplaces3,6727311...
Total4,99515923...

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
*Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :
Want of cleanliness4747......
Want of ventilation88......
Overcrowding55......
Want of drainage of floors............
Other nuisances7272......
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient22......
unsuitable or defective7777......
not separate for sexes44......
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act :......
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)............
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100)............
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)............
Total215215......