Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936
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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 | 222 | 220 | - | - | ||
Want of ventilation | 12 | 12 | - | - | ||
Overcrowding | — | - | - | - | ||
Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 6 | - | - | ||
Other nuisances | 274 | 269 | - | 1 | ||
Dust Bins | Wanting | 37 | 38 | - | - | |
Defective | 21 | 21 | - | - | ||
Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 5 | 9 | - | - | |
foul | 84 | 83 | - | - | ||
unsuitable or defective | 83 | 87 | - | - | ||
not separate for sexes | 12 | 10 | - | - | ||
- | - | - | - | |||
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 763 | 755 | — | 1 |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
OUTWORKERS' PREMISES.
Instances. | Noticcs Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Outwork in unwholesome premises (s. 108) | 51 | 15 | 51 | Nil |
Outwork in infected premises (s. 109, 110) | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Total | 54 | 15 | 54 | Nil |
OUTWORKERS' LISTS (s. 107):
Lists received from Employers 997
Addresses received from Other Councils 1,721
Addresses forwarded to Other Councils 580
Firms failing to send in lists (No. letters sent) 329
OTHER MATTERS.
Number. | ||
---|---|---|
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories: | ||
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 38 | |
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 15 |
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
Other (New Factories and Workshops reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | 86 | |
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year | 62 |