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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
Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Home Office Table. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances)
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 374 | 31 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 385 | 35 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 492 | 1 | — |
| Total | 1,251 | 67 | — |
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number ol offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 131 | 131 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | — | — | – | – |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Other nuisances | 30 | 30 | – | – |
| Sanitary accommodation— Insufficient | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 56 | 56 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| – | – | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule of the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921) | 8 | 8 | ||
| Total | 243 | 243 | – | – |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, a3 remediable under the Public Health Acts.