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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
Islington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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51 [1928
INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Number of | Prosecutions. (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WrittenNotices (3) | |||
| Factories | 750 | 88 | 1 |
| (Including Factory Laundries) Workshops | 1,049 | 99 | Nil. |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces | 1,158 | 67 | „ |
| (Other than Outworkers' premises) Miscellaneous Re-Inspections and calls | 5,420 | — | — |
| Total | 8,377 | 254 | 1 |
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 333 | 329 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 29 | 27 | |||
| Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 13 | 12 | |||
| Other nuisances | 412 | 391 | 1 | ||
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 36 | 34 | ||
| unsuitable, foul or defective | 316 | 323 | |||
| not separate for sexes | 5 | 6 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s.101) | — | — | - | ||
| Other offences | 2 | 2 | |||
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | |||||
| Total | 1,157 | 1,135 | 42† | 1 | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts. †42 Workshops were also notified H.M. Inspector,
of failing to affix Abstract of Factory and Workshop Act (s.133).
OUTWORKERS' PREMISES.
| Instances. | Notices Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwork in unwholesome premises (s.108) | 125 | 25 | 125 | Nil |
| Outwork in infected premises (s.109, 110) | 12 | 12 | — | |
| Total | 137 | 25 | 137 | Nil |
OUTWORKERS' LISTS (s.107):
Lists received from Employers 1,051
Addresses received from Other Councils 2,001
Addresses forwarded to Other Councils 861
Firms failing to send in lists (No. letters sent) 350