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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
Holborn 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following is a summary in tabular form of the work done by the Inspectors in factories, workshops and workplaces in the year 1933: -
| Mr. Bennett. | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles. worth. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories-Inspections | 103 | 57 | 373 | - | 533 | |
| Re-inspections | 1 | 15 | 20 | - | 36 | |
| Workshops- Inspections | 192 | 138 | 271 | 13 | 614 | |
| Re-inspections | 10 | 9 | 67 | - | 86 | |
| Workplaces- Inspections | 49 | 63 | 64 | - | 176 | |
| Re-inspections | 35 | 34 | 61 | - | 130 | |
| Offices- Inspections | 11 | 3 | 12 | - | 26 | |
| Re-inspections | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Bakehouses- Inspections | 33 | 23 | 13 | - | 69 | |
| Re-inspections | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Restaurants- Inspections | 144 | 104 | 238 | - | 486 | |
| Re-inspections | - | 24 | 4 | - | 28 | |
| Licensed Premises- Inspections | - | 27 | 1 | - | 28 | |
| Re-inspections | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Defects Found- Want of cleanliness | 9 | 20 | 14 | - | 43 | |
| „ ventilation | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Storage cistern defective | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Accommodation for refuse | 3 | 4 | - | - | 7 | |
| Accumulation of refuse | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Unsuitable | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Defective | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | 15 | |
| Not separate for sexes | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Other nuisances | 11 | 24 | 25 | - | 60 | |
| Total defects | 30 | 64 | 56 | - | 150 | |
Action taken.
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector:-Failure to affix abstract | 6 |
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspector:-Notified by H.M. Inspector | 8 |
Notices served.
| Mr. Bennett. | Mr. Clark. | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories- Intimation | 3 | 1 | 12 | — | 16 |
| Statutory | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Workshops-Intimation | 16 | 7 | 16 | — | 39 |
| Statutory | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Workplaces- Intimation | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 21 |
| Statutory | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Offices- Intimation | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Statutory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Restaurants- Intimation | 5 | 18 | 8 | — | 31 |
| Statutory | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Licensed Premises- Intimation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Legel Proceedings | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |